Gabriel Argy Rousseau - ‘Thistle Leaves’ Vase, 1927

Large pâte de verre vase with thick reliefs of thistle leaves and geometric motifs in yellow, ochre, brown and orange. Model created around 1927 entitled ‘thistle leaves’. Signed in the decoration at the bottom ‘G. Argy Rousseau’. Vase in perfect condition.

Referenced in the artist's catalogue raisonné:
Janine Bloch-Dermant, ‘G. Argy Rousseau’, catalogue raisonné, Les Éditions de l'Amateur, Paris, 1990, model reproduced on pp. 74 and 210 under ref. 27.01.

An identical model is kept at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. It is the artist's first vase to enter the MAD collections. Inv. 2017.93

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