Plaquette
1900 (made)
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This plaquette was produced in 1900 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the celebrated Belgian jewellery and silverware business, Wolfers; it was also intended to honour the founder of the business, Louis Wolfers (1820-1892). It was produced by the Belgian sculptor Isidore De Rudder (1855-1943) who worked closely with the business, in particular collaborating with Philippe Wolfers, Louis Wolfers’ son. Under the artistic leadership of Philippe, the business quickly established itself as a leader of the Art Nouveau style in Belgium. The collaboration between Isidore De Rudder and Philippe Wolfers marked an important phase in the atelier’s output.
De Rudder’s plaquette for the Wolfers’ anniversary follows the form of his other medallic outputs of the early twentieth-century. The scale of the work, the Art Nouveau stylistic detail, and the inventive typographic layout also follow the form of plaquettes produced by contemporary French medallists such as Jules-Clement Chaplain (1939-1909) and Oscar Roty (1846-1911), both of whom have been regarded as being responsible for the revitalization of medallic art at the end of the nineteenth-century.
De Rudder’s plaquette for the Wolfers’ anniversary follows the form of his other medallic outputs of the early twentieth-century. The scale of the work, the Art Nouveau stylistic detail, and the inventive typographic layout also follow the form of plaquettes produced by contemporary French medallists such as Jules-Clement Chaplain (1939-1909) and Oscar Roty (1846-1911), both of whom have been regarded as being responsible for the revitalization of medallic art at the end of the nineteenth-century.
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Materials and techniques | Bronze, cast |
Brief description | Plaquette, two-sided, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Wolfers atelier, bronze, by Isidore De Rudder, Brussels, 1900 |
Physical description | Two-sided bronze plaquette. |
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Production type | Limited edition |
Credit line | Gift of Peter Kaellgren and John Alexander in honour of Philippa Glanville |
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Summary | This plaquette was produced in 1900 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the celebrated Belgian jewellery and silverware business, Wolfers; it was also intended to honour the founder of the business, Louis Wolfers (1820-1892). It was produced by the Belgian sculptor Isidore De Rudder (1855-1943) who worked closely with the business, in particular collaborating with Philippe Wolfers, Louis Wolfers’ son. Under the artistic leadership of Philippe, the business quickly established itself as a leader of the Art Nouveau style in Belgium. The collaboration between Isidore De Rudder and Philippe Wolfers marked an important phase in the atelier’s output. De Rudder’s plaquette for the Wolfers’ anniversary follows the form of his other medallic outputs of the early twentieth-century. The scale of the work, the Art Nouveau stylistic detail, and the inventive typographic layout also follow the form of plaquettes produced by contemporary French medallists such as Jules-Clement Chaplain (1939-1909) and Oscar Roty (1846-1911), both of whom have been regarded as being responsible for the revitalization of medallic art at the end of the nineteenth-century. |
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Accession number | A.3-2014 |
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Record created | August 16, 2013 |
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