Design for Two Pendants, René Lalique, c. 1900 - c. 1904
René Lalique, portraitRené LaliqueFrench, 1860–1945

Design for Two Pendants

c. 1900 - c. 1904 · design drawing

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Where is “Design for Two Pendants” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

Source
The museum

About the work

In this drawing the artist imagines two pendants. The hydrangeas, enamelled blue, have golden leaves with an enamelled and engraved decoration. They are combined with pale blue stones. Lalique found his principal inspiration in directly observed nature.

Rijksmuseum

Details

Accession number
RP-T-2020-122

In the catalog

Sources

In the life of René Lalique

The whole life
  1. 3 February 1898 · Award

    Knight of the Legion of Honour

  2. 1 September 1900

    Son born: Marc Lalique

  3. 26 October 1900 · Award

    Officer of the Legion of Honour

All works

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