composite photo; two views of the table on display at museum, with gallery label:
“ÉMILE GALLÉ
French, 1846-1904
Dragonfly Table (Guéridon Libellules), model designed 1897, table created ca. 1898-1902
Mahogany, rosewood, fruitwood, mother-of-pearl
Gift of Benedict Silverman, 2016.137
Best known for his glass, ceramics, and furniture in the French Art Nouveau style, Gallé employed more than three hundred people in his workshops by 1900. While he designed this piece, specialists in his workshops created several versions based on the model. Here, three massive dragonflies, a favorite motif of Art Nouveau artists, serve as supports for the table. The tabletop features a lake scene, with a dragonfly perched on a plant in the foreground. A dragonfly table almost identical to this one was first presented at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris
(1898) and later at the Exposition Universelle (1900).”
museum photo of the tabletop
via https://vmfa.museum/piction/6027262-161357765/
#Woodensday + #DragonflyWeek:
ÉMILE GALLÉ (France, 1846-1904)
#Dragonfly Table (Guéridon Libellules)
model designed 1897, table created c. 1898-1902
Mahogany, rosewood, fruitwood, mother-of-pearl
On display at VMFA
#ArtNouveau
