A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany was the spearhead of the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art. Glass was the field of expertise of Tiffany's workshops. There they developed groundbreaking techniques of treatment which produced beautiful effects on glass. Following the examples of Gallé or Daum, Tiffany made the most of this material: playing with colors, opaqueness and transparency. However, his most famous success is his lamps in mosaic of glass, similar to the cathedral's stained glass window. Diving into this prism of colors, the author makes us dream again of the birth of this enduring company.
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978-1-78042-232-9 (9781780422329)
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1 - Biography [Seite 5]
2 - TIFFANY THE PAINTER [Seite 8]
3 - TIFFANY THE MAKER OF STAINED GLASS [Seite 58]
4 - THE WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, SHESHALL BE PRAISED. GIVE HER OF THE FRUIT OF HERHANDS AND LET HER OWN WORKS PRAISE HER INTHE GATES. [Seite 114]
5 - FAVRILE GLASS [Seite 136]
6 - ENAMELS AND JEWELRY [Seite 164]
7 - AFTERWORD [Seite 210]
8 - List of illustrations [Seite 248]
