From Gallé to Lalique, the Petit Palais'Art nouveau glassworks

For a long time, "industrial arts" - furniture, glassworks, ceramics and goldsmith's arts-  were considered as minors, regarding to painting, sculpture and architecture. From 1882, when the Union Centrale des Arts décoratifs (Central Union of decorative Arts) was created, their status evolved. From 1891, art works were showed at the Salon de la Société nationale des beaux-arts (National Society of Fine Arts show), and caught an increasing interest from amateurs and critics.

In the collection of industrial art, built up by the Ville de Paris (City of Paris), artistic glassworks takes up a significant place. The hanging offers creations by Gallé, Daum, Lalique, Marinot, and other artists of the glass around 1900. It is the opportunity to discover some delicate and fragile works, true master pieces of transparency and brightness.