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Design for a Lorgnette
Also titled Ontwerp voor een lorgnet
René Lalique (Ay, 1860–1945)
c. 1900 - c. 1904
- Medium
- paper, graphite (mineral), chalk
- Classification
- design drawing
- Dimensions
- height 282 mm x width 221 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the Otto van Noppen Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed
About this work
In this design for a lorgnette made of horn Lalique has exploited the different colours present in the material, causing the leaves to stand out in dark relief. The red flowers would probably be enamelled. Lalique’s jewels were eagerly collected by his contemporaries, and his design drawings were also sought after.
