This is the first book devoted to Tiffany lamps in more than 20 years. Experts in the field have made a selection of exceptional lamps-many of which have rarely been seen or published-and each one has been newly photographed with the latest photographic techniques to reveal in extraordinary detail the artistic quality and high craftsmanship of these masterpieces of decorative art.
Martin Eidelberg and Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen have contributed essays on the history of the lamps, enlarging our understanding of Louis Comfort Tiffany's achievement. They have also drawn upon a host of previously unpublished photographs, paintings, and watercolors by Tiffany and other artists in his employ, as well as on working drawings and studio photographs, to evoke the lost gardens and interiors of Tiffany's country estate, Laurelton Hall, that so inspired him. They outline the development and manufacture of the Tiffany lamp from freehand sketch to the finished form, as well as the chief decorative themes in Tiffany's glass masterpieces and their relation to the work of other fin de siecle glassmakers. In this book, light, color, and the inspiration of nature co-mingle to produce a deliciously sensuous experience.

by Martin Eidelberg ... [et al.]; special photography by Colin Cooke

Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933; Eidelberg, Martin P; Cooke, Colin

Louis Comfort Tiffany; Martin P Eidelberg; Colin Cooke

New York: Vendome Press

Vendome Press, The

United States, United States of America

0, US, 2005

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A selection of exceptional lamps many of which have rarely been seen and nearly everyone has been photographed to reveal in detail revolutionary artistic quality of Tiffanys glass and the high craftsmanship of these masterpieces of decorative art. It offers development and manufacture of Tiffany lamp from freehand sketch to finished form.

224 p. : 32 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 222)
Tiffany's "studies of lighting" -- Nature is always beautiful -- An alliance of arts and crafts : creating a Tiffany leaded shade -- Important lamps by Louis Comfort Tiffany

2023-06-28