Today, well I was searching up some Art Nouveau style paintings for my assignment I came across an artist that I found very interesting; Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Louis Comfort Tiffany was a painter, Interior designer, collector, world traveler, photographer, manufacturer and avid gardener in his time. Though his father wanted him to succeed him as the head of their company (Tiffany & Co.), Tiffany's real interest was painting. Before becoming a established artist in 1879 Tiffany studied under an American landscape painter named George Inness through the 1860's and 1870's.
In 1879 he joined with other artists to form a firm that would use aesthetic idealism in the practice of interior design. He used stained glass windows in these designs. Tiffany earned international reputation and earned success.
Tiffany started experimenting with glass in 1875 to 1878 as he was working with glasshouses in Brooklyn. This is when he started designing glass-work. His unique style was the one of Art Nouveau which contained of organic shapes, flowers and leaves. On Dec 1st, 1885 he opened "The Tiffany Glass company" which later became known as "Tiffany Studios." He designed glass table lamps, lampshades, glass vases, tiles, mosaics and stained-glass-windows. Tiffany died in 1933 but his amazing Art Nouveau designs are still known today.
Magnolias, c. 1900Louis Comfort Tiffany
glass, lead
I really enjoy Tiffany's work because it is different. It's amazing how he incorporated the Art Nouveau style into his work; stain glass windows, glass vases, glass lamps. It's amazing. This really inspires me because I am currently working on an assignment in my CyberArts tech. class that has to do with Art Nouveau and it's hard. There are so many organic shapes and so much detail. I have so much respect for Tiffany as he probably worked very hard to get such results!
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an amazing artist.
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