White Cotton Day Dress, 1904-1908, French.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
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René Lalique
1903-1904
The Art Nouveau style caused a dramatic shift in jewellery design, reaching a peak around 1900 when it triumphed at the Paris International Exhibition.
Its followers created sinuous, organic pieces whose undercurrents of eroticism and death were a world away from the floral motifs of earlier generations. Art Nouveau jewellers like René Lalique also distanced themselves from conventional precious stones and put greater emphasis on the subtle effects of materials such as glass, horn and enamel.
René Lalique, 'the admitted king of Paris fashions', chose his materials for aesthetic effect and artistic refinement, not for mere preciousness or brilliance. Credited with introducing horn into the jewellery repertoire, he dazzled the public with a collection of ornamental combs made of horn. They were moulded and sculpted in the shape of flowers, waves and butterflies.
Victoria & Albert Museum (M.116A-1966 & M.116A-1966)
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George Rinhart. The Gallery of Battles at the Versailles Palace. 1990s
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Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme, no. 3, vol. 1, 1 mars 1901, Paris. Robe de dîner (Modèle Rouff). Cliché Reutlinger. Bibliothèque nationale de France
ROBE DE DINER (Modèle Rouff). — Robe de dîner en armure étincelle rose très pâle. Le corsage à pointe Louis XV, agrémenté de nœuds diamantés se fondant dans le fouillis des paniers de mousseline de soie. Le devant et le bas de la jupe incrustés de point d’Argentan.
DINNER DRESS (Rouff). — Very pale pink sparkle weave dinner dress. The Louis The front and bottom of the skirt inlaid with Argentan stitch.
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The Swing, oil on canvas, Edouard Bisson (1856-1939)
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RENÉ LALIQUE (1860 - 1945) ART NOUVEAU - The Kiss brooch, gold, emanel and ivory. Circa 1900 - 1902 FRANCE. Museum Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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Pink Silk Ball Gown, 1900, French.
Designed by Jean-Philippe Worth.
Met Museum.
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"Étude de nu"
Photographed by Charles Naudet, c. 1900, France.
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Poster advertising Griffon motorcycles (c. 1900). Artwork by Frederic Hugo d'Alesi.
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