A LARGE DECORATED AND ENGRAVED 'MIROIR AURE BOUSSOIS' GLASS PANEL
A LARGE DECORATED AND ENGRAVED 'MIROIR AURE BOUSSOIS' GLASS PANEL

DESIGNED BY PAUL JOUVE FOR MME. ARLETTE DORGERE, EXECUTED BY GAETAN JEANNIN, CIRCA 1930

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A LARGE DECORATED AND ENGRAVED 'MIROIR AURE BOUSSOIS' GLASS PANEL
DESIGNED BY PAUL JOUVE FOR MME. ARLETTE DORGERE, EXECUTED BY GAETAN JEANNIN, CIRCA 1930
nine glass panels, fixed with four chromed metal bolts into custom wood frame
76 x 100 in. (193 x 254 cm.) approximate overall dimensions of assembeld panel, excluding frame
signed l.r. JOUVE executé par Gaetan Jeannin
Literature
"Le Verre Gravé", Le Miroir de France, circa 1930, a fully illustrated discussion of the work, with detailed interview with Jeannin describing his patented processes and other techniques employed.
Exhibited
Salon des Décorateurs, Paris, 1930

Lot Essay

It was on the recommendation of her architect M. Thiers, that Mme. Dorgère chose to have a large decorative squared glass panel of "Miroir Aure Boussios" - a warm silvery-pink tinted glass made by the Manufactures de Glaces de Boussois - made for the dining room of her new house on the Avenue Foch. She commissioned the original design from Paul Jouve, and selected the master glass worker Gaetan Jeannin to execute Jouve's design after personally inspecting his workshops and seeing examples of his latest techniques.
The collaboration between artist and craftsman was successful and productive - Jouve delighted in the medium and its decorative potential and Jeannin in return relished the challenge that Jouve's design presented, not just in terms of skill and technical expertise, but also to his ability to translate and enhance Jouve's original, using a variety of different decorative materials and invasive techniques on the glass.
The work is a masterpiece from both artist and technician. What is even more remarkable is that it was created in just eight days - 500 hours in fact - the time available before the opening of the Salon des Decorateurs. It was received as a triumph by all who saw it, not least other glass engravers who marvelled at Jeannin's achievement.

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