Painter and master glassmaker, François Décorchemont (1880-1971) created a work that deeply marked the French decorative arts during the 20th century. From the art objects made of glass paste inspired at first by the naturalism of Art Nouveau, then by the aesthetics of Art Deco, to the realization of stained glass windows produced after the Second World War, his creations constantly reveal his research in materials, of colour and light. Through a selection of two hundred works, consisting mainly of objects and stained glass, but also drawings, paintings, models and archives, from the museum’s collections and public and private loans, the Museum of Glass, which took the name of the artist from Conches when it reopened in 2022, is offering him his first retrospective in France this year.
OPENWORK COUPE DECORATED WITH STYLIZED ALGAE, 1903
Pâte d’émail, green background
Impressed with the artist’s seal, dated in ink 1903 and numbered 19
9 x 17 cm.
“FUSCHIA” COUPE, CIRCA 1908
Pâte d’émail mauve, green and orange brown on a caramel background. Design in shallow relief.
Signed with the circular seal and numbered BK 2. Has its original box.
Height: 5.7 cm.
Diameter: 11.7 cm.
“GRAND VASE TROIS FIGURES”, DESIGNED IN 1914, EXECUTED IN 1914-1919
Model n. 59, translucent and partly coloured pâte-de-verre, decorated with three relief
moulded medallions, each featuring a women set in profile
Stamped with artist circular mark
Height: 22.5 cm.
VASE “CARPES”, MODEL 179, 1923
Pâte de verre in shade of green, amber and brown
Impressed with the artist’s seal and numbered 0457
17.5 x 18.5 cm.
BOWL “DANSEUSES”, MODEL 250, 1925
Pâte de verre in shade of brown and black with pink splashes
Impressed with the artist’s seal and numbered A 291
13 x 11 cm.
BOWL WITH TWO HANDLES, MODEL 330, 1927
Pâte de verre in mottled yellow with brown streaks
Signed with the artist’s seal and numbered B577
Height: 9.4 cm.
Diameter: 16 cm (including the handles)
TINY BOWL DECORATED WITH ALGAE AND SHELLS, MODEL H, FIRST VERSION IN 1906
Pâte d’émail
Signed with the artist’s seal and dated in ink 1906
4 x 8.4 cm.
THREE HANDLED SMALL BOWL “ALGUES”, 1911
Pâte d’émail. The base impressed with the usual seal and numbered CE9
Height: 5 cm.
Diameter: 9 cm.
“FRUITS” BOWL, MODEL 184, 1922
Pâte de verre, light green with purple streaks
Impressed with the artist’s seal and numbered 0879
16.5 x 15 cm.
BOWL “ROSACE ET CHEVRONS”, MODEL 228, 1925
Pâte de verre in shade of brown and amber
Impressed with the artist’s seal and numbered A 150
13 x 21 cm.
“SERPENTS” BOWL, 1925
Model 260, A 108
Pâte de verre in mottled brown and amber
Impressed with the artist’s seal and numbered A108
12 x 30 cm.
BOWL, MODEL 477, 1931
Mottled pâte de verre with streaks
Signed with the artist’s seal and numbered C280
Height: 10.5 cm.