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173 - Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904) A large conical vase known as "Les B…
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Émile GALLÉ (1846-1904) A large conical vase known as "Les Blancs Soleils d'Automne" or "Chant d'Automne" with swollen shoulder and hemmed neck in green and pale pink glass marquetry on a slightly opalescent white ground. Decorated with acid-etched and finely chiselled Magnolia des marais, the body of the vase entirely ground with small and large facets. Signed and numbered 15. (Intercalary bubbles and bubbles burst on the surface). Height: 34.5 cm Exhibition: - Smaller model, Salon of 1892. The smaller model is conserved at the Musée d'Orsay under ID no. 33270 and inventory no. PHO 1986 71 157. Bibliography: - Louis de Fourcaud, Les Artistes de tous les temps Émile Gallé, Édition Librairie d'Art Ancien et Moderne", Paris 1903, smaller model rep. p. 27 and entitled "Les Blancs Soleils d'Automne" - "Revue des Arts Décoratifs", seventeenth year, 1 January 1897, smaller model, rep. p. 342 and also entitled "Chant d'Automne". Provenance: - The vase was commissioned by Félix Crousse (1840-1925) from Émile Gallé, then by descent. Born on 2 October 1840 in the faubourg de Boudonville, Nancy, François Félix Crousse was the son of Louis Crousse, a gardener, and his wife Françoise Morel. He studied at the Lycée Impérial in Nancy between 1850 and 1855, before taking up an apprenticeship as a horticulturist, which he completed over a period of ten years, notably with Auguste Calot in Douai. He quickly made a name for himself with his work on the ivy geranium, which he succeeded in improving, as well as various other floral species: chrysanthemums, cyclamen and herbaceous peonies, for which he created almost eighty new cultivars. Crousse became internationally renowned as one of the leading specialists in tuberous begonias. A close friend of several Ecole de Nancy artists, including Jacques Gruber, Ernest Bussière and above all Émile Gallé, he paid tribute to the latter by giving his name to several of his floral creations - notably peonies and begonias. In 1877, alongside Victor Lemoine, Émile Gallé and Léon Simon, he founded the Société Centrale d'Horticulture de Nancy, whose development he actively supported. He encouraged the creation of a newsletter, which he edited for a time before entrusting responsibility for it to Gallé, and later served as vice-president. Félix Crousse made a name for himself at the Universal Exhibitions, winning a gold medal in Paris in 1878 for his peonies and a silver medal in 1889 for his begonias. He died on 25 August 1925 and is buried in the Préville cemetery in Nancy. - Expert: Jean-Marc MAURY
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