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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY. Design for an interior

Design for an interior. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 20 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (53 x 47 cm). Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902). Date: 1892-1902.
While Tiffany was famous for his Aesthetic-style interiors, this highly finished design for a Renaissance Revival interior shows his ability in other modes as well. Here, he presents a fully coordinated environment: note how the salmon color of the coffers is picked up in the strapwork-patterned wall covering, the leaded-glass windows, and even the lozenge border of the carpet. The windows, with their scroll-and-leaf motif, bear a resemblance to those Tiffany designed for the H.O. Havemeyer residence. The lower wainscoting has an Asian fret motif that recurs in other Tiffany designs.

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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY (1848-1933)

Title:

Design for an interior

Caption:

Design for an interior. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 20 7/8 x 18 1/2 in. (53 x 47 cm). Maker: Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902). Date: 1892-1902. While Tiffany was famous for his Aesthetic-style interiors, this highly finished design for a Renaissance Revival interior shows his ability in other modes as well. Here, he presents a fully coordinated environment: note how the salmon color of the coffers is picked up in the strapwork-patterned wall covering, the leaded-glass windows, and even the lozenge border of the carpet. The windows, with their scroll-and-leaf motif, bear a resemblance to those Tiffany designed for the H.O. Havemeyer residence. The lower wainscoting has an Asian fret motif that recurs in other Tiffany designs.

Technique/material:

Watercolor, colored inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper mounted overall to an artist board

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Maker:

Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company (American, 1892-1902)

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

3347 x 4200 px | 40.2 MB

Print size:

28.3 x 35.6 cm | 11.2 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS • DRAWINGS • GRAPHITE • LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY • MADE IN NEW YORK, UNITED STATES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEW YORK • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • PAPER • TIFFANY GLASS AND DECORATING COMPANY (AMERICAN, 1892-1902) • UNITED STATES • WATERCOLOR, COLORED INKS, AND GRAPHITE ON OFF-WHITE WOVE PAPER MOUNTED OVERALL TO AN ARTIST BOARD • WATERCOLORS