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Ricke, Helmut; Eva Schmitt; Susanne Brenner; et. al - Art Mouveau Glass: The Gerda Koepff Collection

Title: Art Mouveau Glass: The Gerda Koepff Collection
Description: Munich/New York, Prestel, 2004. Hardcover. Burgundy cloth boards with tan lettering on spine, pale green dust jacket with color illustration, red and white lettering, 336 pp, profusely illustrated in bw and color. "The present volume is a revised edition of the original German book, Art Nouveau Glas: die Sammlung Gerda Koepff, published in 1998"--Title page verso. Contents include: Thoughts on the collection: a conversation with Greda Koepff -- Art nouveau glass: origins, sources, developments / Helmut Ricke -- Paris: between the 1867 and 1900 Expositions Universelles / Eva Schmitt -- Emile Gallé: a brief appraisal / Helmut Ricke -- Emile Gallé, symbolism and art criticism in Germany / Brigitte Leonhardt -- The glass masterpieces of Emile Gallé and their affinity with Japanese art / Nobuo Tsuji -- Daum Frères: stepping out of Gallé's shadow / Eva Schmitt -- Désiré Christian: between Meisenthal and Nancy / Susanne Brenner -- Paris before 1900 -- Emile Gallé -- Burgun, Schverer & Co. -- Désiré Christian -- Vallerysthal -- Daum Frères -- Muller Frères -- Paul Nicolas. Also includes bibliographical references (pages 325-329) and index. VG+/VG (small tear to rear of dust jacket, light overall shelfwear to dust jacket, pages of text and illustrations are crisp and clean) .

Keywords: European Decorative Arts ; French Glass Art ; ; Glass - European

Price: US$ 120.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 177527

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