Gabriel Argy-Rousseau Pâte de Verre "Anemones de Bois" Night Light
Argy-Rousseau's near-unique ability to gracefully soften the starkness of Art Deco design without ever sacrificing the strength of the design is on full display in this remarkable, petite masterpiece. His “Anémones des bois” design features three wood anemones with lush red petals. Photos taken by Argy Rousseau using his revolutionary color photography technique demonstrate that the artist’s inspiration for the use of anemones in his design was drawn from the lush gardens of Sevres. During his four-year tenure at the Ecole Nationale de Ceramique de Sevres, the gardens were adorned with a charming array or white, blue, purple, and red anemones. The shade is supported by a three-arm spider perched on a circular cast iron base with six curved legs adorned with notches, while the base itself is embellished with concentric notched rings that echo the design of the legs.