Emile Galle
(8 May 1846 - September 23, 1904) |
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carved glass Art Work
| Name: |
Emile Galle |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Nancy, France |
| Nationality: |
French |
| Birth: |
8 May 1846 |
| Death: |
September 23, 1904 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
carved glass |
| Medium: |
glass |
| Method: |
glass |
| Style: |
Art Nouveau |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Glass Artist
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Biography
Emile Galle was a French artist who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major forces in the French Art Nouveau movement.
The Son of a faience and furniture manufacturer Galle studied philosophy, botany, and drawing in his youth. He later learned glassmaking at Meisenthal and came to work at his father's factory in Nancy following the Franco-Prussian War. His early work was executed using clear glass decorated with enamel, but he soon turned to an original style featuring heavy, opaque glass carved or etched with plant motifs. His career took off after his work received praise at the Paris Exhibition of 1878.
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