The artistry and master techniques of the most prominent designers of jewelry and luxury goods at the end of the Gilded Age --- and the rivalry between them --- is explored in Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique, an exhibition of sumptuous objects from The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) and rare loans from public and private collections worldwide.
The show, the first comparative study of the work of three of the greatest designers of the 20th century, will be on view October 19, 2008 - January 18, 2009 at CMA before traveling to the Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
Curated by Stephen Harrison, CMA’s curator of decorative art and design, Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany, Lalique brings together nearly 300 objects from more than 50 international lenders including Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco, as well as institutions and private lenders in London, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Paris, Lisbon, Berlin, Hamburg, and across the United States. The exhibition reunites works by Peter Carl Faberge, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Rene Lalique that have not been presented together since they were first shown at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris, where the designers’ rivalry took center stage. -- www.clevelandart.org
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