Émile Gallé

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Émile Gallé was a pioneering French artist and glassmaker whose innovative, nature-inspired designs helped define the Art Nouveau movement.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Art Nouveau artist
cabinetmaker
ceramist
designer
glass artist
person
awardReceived Grand Prix at the 1889 Exposition Universelle
Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences
surface form: "Grand Prix at the 1900 Exposition Universelle"
causeOfDeath leukemia
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1846-05-04
dateOfDeath 1904-09-23
employer Gallé glassworks
ethnicGroup French
familyName Gallé
fieldOfWork ceramics
decorative arts
furniture design
glass art
fullName Émile Gallé
givenName Émile
hasSignatureStyle incorporation of poetic inscriptions on objects
use of layered and etched glass
influenced Art Nouveau
surface form: "Art Nouveau glassmakers"

Daum glassworks
French decorative arts
influencedBy Japanese art
botany
natural forms
symbolism
languageOfWorkOrName French
memberOf École de Nancy
movement Art Nouveau
École de Nancy
notableFor contribution to Art Nouveau
innovative glass techniques
nature-inspired designs
symbolist motifs in decorative arts
notableWork cameo glass vases with floral motifs
marquetry furniture with botanical inlays
occupation cabinetmaker
ceramist
designer
glassmaker
industrialist
placeOfBirth Nancy, France
placeOfDeath Nancy, France
positionHeld director of family glass and ceramics firm in Nancy
founder of École de Nancy
sexOrGender male
workLocation Nancy, France

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Émile Gallé fullName Émile Gallé
Émile notableBearer Émile Gallé
Art Nouveau notableDesigner Émile Gallé