Beautiful solifleur vase made by Marcel Goupy. It is refined and elegant, this crystal solifleur (vase for one flower). On the convex belly are 3 medallions with a parakeet between the green in enamel.
The refinement of the painting already indicates why Marcel Goupy has such a great reputation as a glass artist.
The vase is beautifully shaped, the vase has a convex belly that gradually widens into a narrow neck. The vase is painted with enamel in the colours dark red, green, purple, pink and white.
The vase is signed on the bottom with M. Goupy in dark red enamel.
Biography:
Marcel Goupy (France, 1886-1954), Painter, ceramist and decorator of glass, crystal and designer, was originally trained as an architect at the l'Ecole des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
He lived and worked in Paris and had his own studio. He designed sets and decorated porcelain (Théodor Haviland), earthenware sets (Belgium) as well as crystal and glass. In 1909 he came into contact with Georges Rouard, for whom he also started designing. He exhibited for several years at the Salon d'Automne and in 1929 at the Contempora Exhibition in New York.
In 1914 he made his first enamel works on glass. His enamel decorations on glass were very successful and popular. In 1909, the gallery owner Georges Rouard, at 34 Avenue de l'Opera, started a gallery in the old house À la Paix.
Marcel Goupy was paired with Jules Mabut and together they created beautiful works.
The gallery contracted him and other artists such as Jean Luce, Auguste Heiligenstein (Auguste Heiligenstein first worked as an assistant to Marccel Goupy.), Maurice Marinot, Henri Navarre, André Thuret, Georges Despret and François-Emile Décorchemont.
Throughout his life, Goupy has remained associated with the Rouard gallery. He also exhibited there permanently. After the death of Georges Rouard in 1929, Marcel Goupy became artistic director of Galerie Rouard.
His production included many stylized plants and flowers, but he also painted animals and people, all with enamel. He designed almost small paintings of enamel that also matched the shape of the glass. He perfected his techniques by also working the glass with colour powders and also working ton sur ton. His work was always harmonious and surprising. He participated in all the major events of his time, such as the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs in 1925, where he was also one of the jury members for the glass section.
His work is very popular internationally and can be found in various museum collections, for example in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD) in Paris.
Literature:
- Philippe Olland; "Dictionnaire des Maîtres Verriers de l'Art Nouveau á l'Art Déco" Marques & signatures, pagina 166 en 167. Éditions Faton 2016.
- Alastair Duncan;"Art Deco Complete", pagina 383. Thames & Hudson Ltd, London 2009.
- Victor Arwas, 'Glass, Art Nouveau to Art Deco', Academy Editions London 1987.
- 'Wat is art nouveau & art deco waard', deel I&II, redactie Rob Zeegers Janny Stuurman-Aalbers en Reinold Stuurman, Uitgeverij Scriptum Art, Schiedam, NL and Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, Gent, België, 2001. Part II, p. 132 and 322.
Measurements:
Height: 23 cm (9,06")
Neck diameter: 2 cm (79")
Foot diameter: 5 cm (1,97")
