The Gallé signatures on glass after 1904 : a tentative chronology (part II, 1920-1936)
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This article is the second and final part of a general investigation on Gallé signatures on glass in the industrial era of the factory : read the first part here. A preliminary note on signatures and marks A question of terminology I should have addressed in the first part is the use of the terms “signature“ and “mark“. On this subject, I fully agree with François Le Tacon’s remarks that “signature“ should be reserved to Émile Gallé’s art pieces, unique or produced in single digit numbers artworks whose creation he personally supervised, while “mark“ should be used for all the industrial series. I have obviously chosen to ignore the distinction for this study though because I limited myself to the era beginning with Émile Gallé’s death, when, with a very few exceptions, there are no more unique artworks but only industrial series. The point therefore seemed moot, while the general usage in the literature favours the term “signature“.
The Gallé signatures on glass after 1904 : a tentative chronology (part II, 1920-1936)
The Gallé signatures on glass after 1904 : a…
The Gallé signatures on glass after 1904 : a tentative chronology (part II, 1920-1936)
This article is the second and final part of a general investigation on Gallé signatures on glass in the industrial era of the factory : read the first part here. A preliminary note on signatures and marks A question of terminology I should have addressed in the first part is the use of the terms “signature“ and “mark“. On this subject, I fully agree with François Le Tacon’s remarks that “signature“ should be reserved to Émile Gallé’s art pieces, unique or produced in single digit numbers artworks whose creation he personally supervised, while “mark“ should be used for all the industrial series. I have obviously chosen to ignore the distinction for this study though because I limited myself to the era beginning with Émile Gallé’s death, when, with a very few exceptions, there are no more unique artworks but only industrial series. The point therefore seemed moot, while the general usage in the literature favours the term “signature“.