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'''Gemmaux''' (plural of [[Stained glass#Twentieth_century|gemmail)]] is a 20th century form of [[stained glass]] developed in 1936 by the French artist Jean Crotti. Pieces of colored glass shaped by the artist are superimposed and held together by a transparent enamel on a large glass panel lighted from behind. The result is a rich relief with the lighting transcending the color. |
'''Gemmaux''' (plural of [[Stained glass#Twentieth_century|gemmail)]] is a 20th century form of [[stained glass]] developed in 1936 by the French artist Jean Crotti. Pieces of colored glass shaped by the artist are superimposed and held together by a transparent enamel on a large glass panel lighted from behind. The result is a rich relief with the lighting transcending the color. |
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[[Picasso]] was one of the major artists who produced about 50 gemmaux in the 1950s.<ref name=Time>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,809295,00.html Art: A New Art], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 25, 1957</ref> He was so enthusiastic and captivated by this new medium that he declared : 'a new art is born: les Gemmaux'.<ref>Roger Malherbe-Navarre,"catalogue" Les Gemmaux de France, printed in USA 1959</ref> |
[[Picasso]] was one of the major artists who produced about 50 gemmaux in the 1950s.<ref name=Time>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,809295,00.html Art: A New Art], ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', March 25, 1957</ref> He was so enthusiastic and captivated by this new medium that he declared : 'a new art is born: les Gemmaux'.<ref>Roger Malherbe-Navarre,"catalogue" Les Gemmaux de France, printed in USA 1959</ref>.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/228139/gemmail</ref> |
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Gemmaux (plural of gemmail) is a 20th century form of stained glass developed in 1936 by the French artist Jean Crotti. Pieces of colored glass shaped by the artist are superimposed and held together by a transparent enamel on a large glass panel lighted from behind. The result is a rich relief with the lighting transcending the color.
Picasso was one of the major artists who produced about 50 gemmaux in the 1950s.[1] He was so enthusiastic and captivated by this new medium that he declared : 'a new art is born: les Gemmaux'.[2].[3]
References
- ^ Art: A New Art, Time, March 25, 1957
- ^ Roger Malherbe-Navarre,"catalogue" Les Gemmaux de France, printed in USA 1959
- ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/228139/gemmail