René Lalique

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René Lalique
Aÿ, Marne, France
Died1 May 1945 (aged 85)
Paris, France
Alma materCollège Turgot, Ecole des arts décoratifs, Crystal Palace School of Art
OccupationGlass designer
Known forGlass art
Spouses
  • Marie-Louise Lambert
  • Alice Ledru
Children6

René Jules Lalique (6 April 1860 – 1 May 1945)[1][2] was a French jeweller, medallist,[3][4] and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewellery, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments.[5][1][6][7]

Life

Lalique's early life was spent learning the methods of design and art he would use in his later life. At the age of two, his family moved to the suburbs of Paris, but traveled to

naturalistic glasswork. With the death of his father, Lalique began working as an apprentice to goldsmith Louis Aucoc in Paris. Lalique died on 1 May or 5 May 1945, in Paris. René Lalique was buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, France. His daughter Suzanne Lalique was the painter and set designer for the Comédie-Française. His granddaughter, Marie Claude-Lalique (b. 1936), was also a glass maker who died on 14 April 2003 in Fort Myers, Florida.[1][2]

Education

In 1872, when he was twelve, René entered the Collège Turgot, where he started drawing and sketching. He attended evening classes at the

Crystal Palace School of Art Sydenham, London. During that time, he also practised as an apprentice goldsmith to leading Parisian Art Nouveau jeweller and goldsmith Louis Aucoc. At the Sydenham Art College, his skills for graphic design were improved, and his naturalistic approach to art was further developed.[1]

In 1876, at 16, René Lalique was apprenticed to the jeweler Louis Aucoc. Aucoc was among the leading jewelers working in Paris at the time, and this provided the young René Lalique with an excellent opportunity to learn jewelry production and design. During this time, Lalique also studied at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. By 1881, Lalique worked as a freelance designer for several French jewelry firms, including Cartier and Boucheron. In 1886, he started working in his workshop in Paris, in the former workshop of Jules Destape. In 1890, René Lalique opened a jewelry store in the Opéra district of Paris. While working in this new shop, some of René Lalique's most famous jewelry designs were created, as well as his experimentation and use of glass. The main motif of Lalique's jewelry design was the natural world. He was influenced not only by the nature of the French countryside but also by the motifs of Japanese nature art. And he incorporated many materials into his jewelry that were not widely used in high-end jewelry in his time, including glass, horn, pearl, semi-precious stones, enamel, and ivory. He used typical period gemstones only for artistic appearance and not for their value. Therefore, his Lalique jewelry creations were not just holders of precious stones, they were works of art in their own right, creating worldwide interest and great demand.[8]

Art Nouveau jewellery designer

When he returned from England, he worked as a

Samuel Bing's Paris shop, the Maison de l'Art Nouveau
, which gave Art Nouveau its name. One of Lalique's major patrons was
Calouste Sarkis Gulbenkian, who commissioned more than 140 of his works over nearly 30 years.[9]

Glass maker

Lalique was best known for his creations in

St. Matthew's Church at Millbrook in Jersey (Lalique's "Glass Church").[10]
As part of the Art Nouveau style, many of his jewellery pieces and vases showcase plants, flowers and flowing lines.[11]

Both unique and commercial works of René Lalique are in the collections of a large number of public museums around the world including the

Corning Museum in New York State, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.[1]

Works

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Rene Lalique - A Giant Among Giants". rlalique.com. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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  3. ^ Forrer, L. (1907). "Lalique, René". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. III. London: Spink & Son Ltd. pp. 275–278.
  4. ^ Forrer, L. (1923). "Lalique, René". Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VII. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 528.
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  6. ^ "René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass". Corning Museum of Glass. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Lalique, more than a name". Musée Lalique. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  8. ^ "René Lalique Biography". RLalique.com. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ Yager, Jan (1998). "Patrons who make history" (PDF). Art Jewelry Forum. No. 4. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  10. ^ Jane Ashelford, 1980, "Lalique's Glass Church," The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society, Vol. 4, pp. 28–33.
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  12. ^ "'Dragonfly' Broach". Museu Calouste Gulbenkian. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2016.

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