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A 'VERRE EGLOMISE' PANEL, designed by Jean Dupas, the glass executed by Jacques Charles Champigneulle for the Grand Salon of the S.S. "Normandie", circa 1934, the rectangular panel painted in gold and silver leaf and grisaille, depicting a partial view of ocean waves, the tail of a sea monster and the legs of a sea nymph--49 x 32in. (124.5 x 81.2cm.)
Jean Dupas was commissioned to decorate the four corners of the Grand Salon. He chose as his theme the history of navigation which he traced in a series of 30 ft. high glass murals. Sea serpents, square riggers, naiads, and Cubistic buildings predominated. This panel was part of the 'Rape of Europa', one of the four murals. The technique of decorating the reverse side of glass panels was popularised by an 18th century Frenchman, J.-B. Glomy, from whom it takes its presentday name, verre églomisé. Dupas' method of sealing the backs of his Normandie panels with a thick lacquer varied from the traditional one of applying metallic gold or silver foil
Jean Dupas was commissioned to decorate the four corners of the Grand Salon. He chose as his theme the history of navigation which he traced in a series of 30 ft. high glass murals. Sea serpents, square riggers, naiads, and Cubistic buildings predominated. This panel was part of the 'Rape of Europa', one of the four murals. The technique of decorating the reverse side of glass panels was popularised by an 18th century Frenchman, J.-B. Glomy, from whom it takes its presentday name, verre églomisé. Dupas' method of sealing the backs of his Normandie panels with a thick lacquer varied from the traditional one of applying metallic gold or silver foil