Cleveland Museum of Art

Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

René Lalique

Date

1909–12

Medium

glass

Culture

France, 20th century

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This vase is an early example of French designer René Lalique's experimentation with producing artistic glass. Lalique combines applied, cast, and molded glass techniques to achieve an ethereal effect of a murky swamp, a typical Art Nouveau motif. Lily pads adorn the surface with green frogs perched on top. René Lalique placed little sheets of metal foil behind the applied green frogs to reflect a dark green tint back to the viewer.

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