HENRY CROS – PLAQUE, CIRCA 1900
PLAQUE, CIRCA 1900
Large rectangular plaque in pâte de verre figuring an elongated naked woman, in white pâte de verre, abundant red hair, all on a green background under a blue sky
47 x 21 x 2 cm.
CROS Henry (1840-1907)
Showing all 2 results
HENRY CROS – PLATE “THE NYMPH GALATEA”, CIRCA 1900
PLATE “THE NYMPH GALATEA”, CIRCA 1900
Exceptional medallion in pâte de verre figuring Galatea asleep being watched by a beast, in shades of pink, yellow brown and orange on a blue background
Signed
Diameter: 27 cm
A similar piece is in the collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, inventory n° 19647, acquired at the sale of the Roger Marx collection in 1914
Exhibition
Chefs d'oeuvre de la verrerie et de la cristallerie française au Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 1800-1990, Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1991, p. 32, n. 25, in the exhibition catalogue