Vase

Jean Dunand

ca. 1925 · Lacquered metal · Modern and Contemporary Art

Dunand worked in a variety of stylistic idioms ranging from the pictorial to the abstract. During the 1920s, Dunand, like many other designers, borrowed shapes found in abstract paintings and applied them as fashionable decoration to luxury objects. The vividly colored geometric patterning on this vase emphasizes its spherical form and typifies the sophisticated tastes of the time.

Artist

Jean Dunand

Date

ca. 1925

Medium

Lacquered metal

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, 1998