Large Art Nouveau Jardiniere by Raphaël Charles Peyre

Description

Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949), imposing Art Nouveau planter with irises, in bronze with green and brown patinas. Scene distributed in … more Raphael Charles Peyre (1872-1949), imposing Art Nouveau planter with irises, in bronze with green and brown patinas. Scene distributed in three cartridges probably depicting the allegory of spring or summer through a young woman discovering a wild iris plant, picking it and placing it in a vase. Beautiful example in an atypical format, bringing together the fundamental codes of the movement: Plants and nature are brought back to the center of modern life while the form takes over the entire object. “The design of the latter must above all serve the function”. These precepts are completely met in the aesthetics and the presence of the three handles of this planter, essential for its handling (29 kg). Typical work of Peyre: His favorite subjects are mainly allegorical and symbolic\. H 48 cm x 40 CM overall dimensions. Weight 29 KG. less