La Libellule (The Dragonfly)

Title: 
La Libellule (The Dragonfly)

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Object Name: 
Dragonfly Coupe
Title: 
La Libellule (The Dragonfly)
Maker(s): 
Galle, Emile (French, 1846-1904), Artist
Cristallerie d'Emile Galle, Studio
Place Made: 
France, Nancy
Accession Number: 
80.3.59
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.4 cm; Rim Diam: 19.6 cm; Base Diam: 9.8 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1903
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of Benedict Silverman in memory of Gerry Lou Silverman
Primary Description: 
Glass bowl in marbled amber-yellow glass; blown, cased, hot-applied and inlaid decorative elements, acid-etched, cut, and engraved. Polychrome applied glass dragonflies, partly sandwiched (intarsia) between translucent layers of glass, partly applied to the surface. Embedded specks of gold metal foil in the eyes. Engraved, polished. The Galle signature is done in the form of a dragonfly. The stem base consists of two parts which have been bonded together and to the bowl using an adhesive (possibly pine resin).

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd, Source
1991-04-02
Silverman, Gerry Loui, Former Collection
Silverman, Benedict, Former Collection
Category: 
Modern
Color: 
multicolored
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
cased glass
applied decoration
acid-etching
cutting
engraving
Material: 
glass
foil
Copyright: 
© Emile Galle

Exhibitions (2)

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
Yokohama Museum of Art 1992-10-12 through 1992-12-13
Publications
1
Emile Gallé: Dreams Into Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1984-04-28 through 1984-10-21
Publications
1
 

Publications (42)

Glass: A Short History (Smithsonian Books edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 104-105; BIB# 130360
Glass: A Short History (The British Museum edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 104-105; BIB# 135965
Galle Dragonfly Coupe (family) (2011)BIB# 134382
Galle Dragonfly Coupe (adult) (2011)BIB# 134383
Corning Museum of Glass (2009-01) illustrated, p. 8; BIB# 109342
William Morris: Native Species (2006) illustrated, p. 18; BIB# 96256
Through Glass Objects and Poems (Atraves Do Vidro: Objetos E Poemas) (2006) illustrated, p. 49; BIB# 106729
I1 Corning Museum (2005) illustrated, p. 21, bottom; BIB# AI98014
Beauty of the Beasts (2004-11-14) illustrated, p. 1E;
The Gather (2004) illustrated, p. 3;
Plastik sanatlarda cam malzemenin uygulanisi (2003) illustrated, p. 29, fig. 2.23; BIB# 120381
Glass in Art, History, and Science at The Corning Museum of Glass (2003) illustrated, p. 69, no. 5; BIB# AI64198
The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting 1990-1999 (2000) illustrated, p. 65, #105; BIB# 65446
20th Century Factory Glass (2000) illustrated, p. 76; BIB# 60784
20th Century Factory Glass (2000) illustrated, p. 76; BIB# 101757
Hikari no majutsushi--Emīru Gare (1999) illustrated, p. 43 (#62); BIB# 63169
L'Ecole de Nancy, 1889-1909. Art nouveau et industries d'art. (1999) p. 276, ill.; 301, #124; BIB# 60859
The World of Emile Galle - Le Ma'tre de la lumiere Emile Galle (1999) p. 43, #62; BIB# 63169
Le verre et l'optique oculaire (1997) illustrated, pp. 8, 51; BIB# 101632
Fantasy of Glass = Genso no garasu (1997) p. 64; BIB# 40979
The bottler: newsletter of the Bytown Bottle Seekers’ Club of Ottawa (1997) illustrated, p. 4; BIB# 38464
The Corning Museum of Glass, Curators' Choice (1995) illustrated, #19; BIB# 36655
Lost paradise: symbolist Europe (1995) illustrated, p. 317 (352, cat. 120); BIB# 45761
Glass Capturing the Dance of Light (1993) illustrated, p. 65, top; BIB# AI30595
Recent Important Acquisitions, 34 (1992) illustrated, p. 143, #40; BIB# AI30154
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 107, #101; BIB# 35679
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1991 (1992) illustrated, cover;
Aesthetics of Contemporary Glass (1991) illustrated, p. 21; Table of Contents;
History of Glass Crafts (1990-07) p. 57;
Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Glass (1989) illustrated, p. 12; BIB# 32803
Āru nūvō āru deko no garasu (1988) p. 31; BIB# 45724
Glass and Ophthalmic Optics (1988) illustrated, p. 8; BIB# 65467
The Glass of Art Noveau and Art Deco (1988) p. 31; BIB# 45724
Glass and Ophthalmic Optics (1985) illustrated, p. 7; BIB# 36218
The Glass Arts of Emile Galle (Emiru Gare no garasu) (1985) illustrated, #262; BIB# 32767
Important 20th Century Decorative Arts (#5206) (1984-12-15) lot #82;
Emile Galle : Dreams Into Glass (1984) cover, pp. 116-123; BIB# 22737
Glass by Galle (1984) cover, p. 81; BIB# 22735
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1980 (1981) illustrated, pp. 4, 7;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 23 (1981) illustrated, cover, frontispiece;
We Were Missed illustrated, p. 4; BIB# 38464
Il Corning Museum illustrated, p. 21;