Lassitude, gilt bronze vase by Charles Vital-Cornu
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Lassitude, gilt bronze vase by Charles Vital-Cornu
Gilt bronze vase decorated with poppies and a dozing woman, her arms surrounding the neck.
Charles Vital-Cornu (1851-1927) was a student of Pils, Jouffroy and Delaplanche. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1874 to 1923 and became a member in 1885. He received numerous awards for his work, including the Bronze Medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition and a Silver Medal at the 1890 Exhibition. His work is characteristic of Art Nouveau.
The poppy, the flower of dreams, suggests the languorous inebriation of the sleeping woman.
Editions Frères Susse in Paris.
Similar model reproduced in Etains 1900, Philippe Dahhan, Editions de l'amateur, p.402,
