Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
René Lalique (French, 1860–1945)
1909–12
- Medium
- glass
- Classification
- Glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
- Culture
- France, 20th century
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Decorative Art and Design
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Cleveland Museum of Art
About this work
This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top.
