DOI Heft:
No. 48 (March, 1897)
DOI Artikel:Mourey, Gabriel: The decorative art movement in Paris
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.18388#0127
The Decorative Art Movement in Paris
cellar, scarf pins, brooches, and buckles, all
showing M. Nocq's taste for the jeweller's art, in
which I wish him all success; in the first place,
because he deserves it, his work, apart from the
originality of its treatment, being full of genuine
artistic sentiment; and secondly, because success in
this direction might chance to rid us, for a time at
least (for there is no everlasting fashion), of the
vulgar, gaudy settings which have no value what-
I have kept my remarks about M. Alexandre
Charpentier to the end ; moreover, I have not
much to say now, as these pages will shortly con-
tain a full account of this remarkable artist's work.
I will only remark that he continues to advance
with the fixed purpose, as ever, of popularising in-
dustrial manufactures at prices within, everybody's
means—porcelain wine-jugs and cream-pots, door
locks, gaufred papers, &c. M. Charpentier is
EARTHENWARE INK-STAND, TOBACCO JAR AND COMFIT-BOX 15Y F. R. CAKABIN
ever save for the precious stones themselves. It is the soul of the little knot of artists with whom I
no disparagement of M. Nocq's efforts to say that have been dealing. He was one of the first, it may
I fancy I can detect in his method ot combining be said, to have faith in this renaissance of indus-
the stone with the metal, a certain similarity to trial art of which he is the acknowledged leader,
that of which evidence was seen in the exhibits of He had no hesitation in devoting to this purpose
the Guild of Handicraft and those of Mr. Ashbee the highest talents as a sculptor, at a period when
at the last display of the Arts and Crafts. Even decorative art was despised, and looked upon in
better than his jewellery, I like M. Nocq's lamp and France as an inferior art. And that is not many
his candlestick in bronze ; the former particularly is years ago.
charming in shape, and practical and simple at the A most successful display of pottery by Bigot, at
same time. tne "Art Nouveau," has just been held. The
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cellar, scarf pins, brooches, and buckles, all
showing M. Nocq's taste for the jeweller's art, in
which I wish him all success; in the first place,
because he deserves it, his work, apart from the
originality of its treatment, being full of genuine
artistic sentiment; and secondly, because success in
this direction might chance to rid us, for a time at
least (for there is no everlasting fashion), of the
vulgar, gaudy settings which have no value what-
I have kept my remarks about M. Alexandre
Charpentier to the end ; moreover, I have not
much to say now, as these pages will shortly con-
tain a full account of this remarkable artist's work.
I will only remark that he continues to advance
with the fixed purpose, as ever, of popularising in-
dustrial manufactures at prices within, everybody's
means—porcelain wine-jugs and cream-pots, door
locks, gaufred papers, &c. M. Charpentier is
EARTHENWARE INK-STAND, TOBACCO JAR AND COMFIT-BOX 15Y F. R. CAKABIN
ever save for the precious stones themselves. It is the soul of the little knot of artists with whom I
no disparagement of M. Nocq's efforts to say that have been dealing. He was one of the first, it may
I fancy I can detect in his method ot combining be said, to have faith in this renaissance of indus-
the stone with the metal, a certain similarity to trial art of which he is the acknowledged leader,
that of which evidence was seen in the exhibits of He had no hesitation in devoting to this purpose
the Guild of Handicraft and those of Mr. Ashbee the highest talents as a sculptor, at a period when
at the last display of the Arts and Crafts. Even decorative art was despised, and looked upon in
better than his jewellery, I like M. Nocq's lamp and France as an inferior art. And that is not many
his candlestick in bronze ; the former particularly is years ago.
charming in shape, and practical and simple at the A most successful display of pottery by Bigot, at
same time. tne "Art Nouveau," has just been held. The
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