Rene Lalique at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum Review

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Rene Lalique at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum ReviewBeing a lifelong fan of Lalique's jewels, I have been hoping for a book on the Gulbenkian Museum's collection. I am not simply interested in photos of the pieces, but appreciate an informed discussion as well. The translating service that was used to translate the text is terrible - I mean, the gist of the discussion is lost because the English is so confusing to read! It is as if you think you are understanding what is being said, but the writing is so convoluted, exhausting to try to read - really! Here is an example:
"Firstly a remarkable working capacity associated to an ever present demanding character which would make the artist become (as previously stated) one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Art Nouveau jewellery master, and later on a successful and acclaimed glass craftsman/industrial glassmaker; and Calouste Gulbenkian, who in addition to being a successful businessman, became also the collector who gathered an extraordinary amount of high quality art works - "only the best is good enough for me" - which are revealing of his own personal taste."
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"One should note that Lalique, being a remarkable draughtsman, also dominated perfectly the goldsmith techniques he had learnt with his master Louis Aucoc. He also distinguished himself in sculpture, to which contributed the courses he attended at Bernard Pallissy School and later on the support he received from his father-in-law and brother-in-law, sculptors Alphonse Ledru, father and son, who collaborated with Rodin."
If only the author's obvious expertise could have been translated more competently - this book would be an unqualified success, great photos and learned discussion. As it is, those of us who only read English will have to settle for half the loaf. Too bad.Rene Lalique at the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum OverviewCalouste Gulbenkian (1869–1955) was a friend of René Lalique's for fifty years, as well as a great connoisseur of the various activities of this versatile artist.Between 1899 and 1927 he acquired eighty extraordinary works of art directly from the artist. Today, these are conserved in an exclusive space inside the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. This unrepeatable collection of jewelery, art objects, artistic glass, and drawings, being published for the first-time in a large format catalogue gives the reader a complete and exhaustive idea of the entire artistic activity of Lalique.

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