Oval vase with a blossom branch 1875 - 1880

François Eugène Rousseau

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16 cm
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• Sobre arte
  Rare vase by the French designer and creator François Eugène Rousseau (Paris, 1827-1891).
  The vase has a very refined decoration inspired by Japanese art, a blossom branch of the quince with a butterfly.
  The branch itself is cut in intaglio, the blossom and the butterfly are engraved and partly coloured.
  The vase is oval in shape and made of smoky clear glass and double-layered (cased), at the top edge an application of blue glass has been warmly applied to the vase, giving the edge a dripping effect.
  The quality of the vase is particularly high. From the middle of the 19th century, Rousseau was very much inspired by Japanese art, which, by opening Japan to foreigners, was just making its appearance in France.
  
  The vase is signed on the bottom with "E. Rousseau Paris".
  
  Biography:
  François Eugène Rousseau (Paris, 1827-1891), his father owned a porcelain and ceramics shop on Rue Coqulliere in Paris. Rousseau went to work in his father's shop and also worked at the Manufacture de Sèvres, where he collaborated with several artists. In 1850 he took over the business from his father and also remained associated with the Manufacture de Sèvres. He was very interested in the introduction of Japanese art after the opening of Japan to foreign countries. He immersed himself in it more and decided to design a Japanese tableware with decorations by the painter/etcher Felix Bracquemond (1833-1914). The tableware was also exhibited at the Paris World's Fair of 1867, where it was a great success.
  
  At the same time, he also set up a studio where he experimented with glass and glass decoration. Technically he was completely incompetent and he let his glass made by the brothers Adrien and Léon Appert in Clichy.
  Rousseau has many ideas for special designs and decorations. The brothers like to carry it out, Rousseau takes care of the decorations himself, although he does have an assistant Eugène Michel who mainly does the engravings and intaglios.
  Rousseau was inventive and original in his designs. His designs were often based on his interest in nature and Japan. Sometimes the shapes of his vases were very austere but applications were applied to them, sometimes his vases were completely free of shape and asymmetrical. He was one of the first French artists to experiment with cased, double-layered glass. He also made crackled glass which he filled in various colours and covered with clear, often coloured glass, creating special effects. Sometimes his glass seemed to be made of gemstone. But he also made double-layered smoky or clear glass vases with an engraved decor or with deeply carved decorations (intaglio technique) that were sometimes (partly) coloured or enamelled, often decorated with applications such as the vase above with a blue dripping effect, ears and/or masks in relief.
  
  His vases were actually only made for special exhibitions, so in 1869 he sold two painted vases to the Albert & Victoria Museum. He also received many positive reactions to the Exposition de l'Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués à l'Industrie in 1874.
  During this period, Ernest-Baptiste Léveillé also became his assistant and the glass cutter Alphonse-Georges Reyen also came to work for him. In 1885 he sold his business to Ernest Baptiste Léveillé, who continued to make the designs of his teacher and friend until 1890. The vases are signed from 1885-1890 with "E. Léveillé and E. Rousseau. After that Léveillé increasingly goes his own way.
  
  François Eugène Rousseau died in 1891. Together with Emile Gallé, he is seen as the forerunner of modern glass art of this time.
  
  Rousseau's vases are very rare and were only produced in small quantities for the major exhibitions, especially those in Paris. They were often purchased by the various museums that bought them for their permanent collections.
  
  
  Literature:
  - Philippe Olland; 'Dictionnaire des Maîtres Verriers de l'Art Nouveau á l'Art Déco Marques & signatures, p. 269-272, Éditions Faton 2016.
  - Victor Arwas, 'Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco', p. 267-269, Academy Editions London, 1987.
  
  Condition:
  Good, the vase is in mint condition, no chips or polishing what so ever, just some colours of the coloured patina in the engraving are faded or washed away because of age and cleaning.
• Sobre artista

  François Eugène Rousseau (Paris, 1827-1891), seu pai era dono de uma loja de porcelana e cerâmica na Rue Coqulliere em Paris. Rousseau foi trabalhar na loja de seu pai e também trabalhou na Manufacture de Sèvres, onde colaborou com vários artistas. Em 1850, ele assumiu o negócio de seu pai e também permaneceu associado à Manufatura de Sèvres.

  Ele estava muito interessado na introdução da arte japonesa após a abertura do Japão para países estrangeiros. Ele mergulhou mais nisso e decidiu desenhar uma louça japonesa com decorações do pintor/gravador Felix Bracquemond (1833-1914). A louça também foi exibida na Feira Mundial de Paris de 1867, onde foi um grande sucesso.

  Paralelamente, montou também um atelier onde experimentou o vidro e a decoração em vidro. Tecnicamente ele era completamente incompetente e deixou seu copo feito pelos irmãos Adrien e Léon Appert em Clichy.

  Rousseau tem muitas ideias para designs e decorações especiais. Os irmãos gostam de realizá-lo, Rousseau se encarrega pessoalmente da decoração, embora tenha um assistente Eugène Michel que faz principalmente as gravuras e entalhes.

  Rousseau era inventivo e original em seus projetos. Seus projetos eram frequentemente baseados em seu interesse pela natureza e pelo Japão. Às vezes as formas de seus vasos eram muito austeras, mas aplicavam-se aplicações a elas, às vezes seus vasos eram completamente livres de forma e assimétricos. Ele foi um dos primeiros artistas franceses a experimentar o vidro de dupla camada.

  Ele também fez vidro craquelado que preencheu com várias cores e cobriu com vidro transparente, muitas vezes colorido, criando efeitos especiais. Às vezes, seu copo parecia feito de pedra preciosa. Mas ele também fez vasos de vidro fumê ou transparente de dupla camada com decoração gravada ou com decorações profundamente esculpidas (técnica de entalhe) que eram às vezes (parcialmente) coloridas ou esmaltadas, muitas vezes decoradas com aplicações como o vaso acima com um efeito de gotejamento azul, orelhas e/ou máscaras em relevo.

  Na verdade, seus vasos eram feitos apenas para exposições especiais, então em 1869 ele vendeu dois vasos pintados para o Albert & Victoria Museum. Ele também recebeu muitas reações positivas à Exposition de l'Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts appliqués à l'Industrie em 1874.

  Nesse período, Ernest-Baptiste Léveillé também se tornou seu assistente e o vidreiro Alphonse-Georges Reyen também veio trabalhar para ele. Em 1885 ele vendeu seu negócio para Ernest Baptiste Léveillé, que continuou a fazer os desenhos de seu professor e amigo até 1890. Os vasos são assinados de 1885-1890 com "E. Léveillé e E. Rousseau. Depois disso, Léveillé cada vez mais se torna seu caminho.

  François Eugène Rousseau morreu em 1891. Junto com Emile Gallé, ele é visto como o precursor da arte moderna em vidro da época.

  Os vasos de Rousseau são raríssimos e só foram produzidos em pequenas quantidades para as grandes exposições, principalmente as de Paris. Muitas vezes eram adquiridos pelos vários museus que os compravam para suas coleções permanentes.

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