Émile Gallé (French pronunciation: [emil ɡale]; 4 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) [1] was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement.

Émile Gallé (born May 8, 1846, Nancy, France—died Sept. 23, 1904, Nancy) was a celebrated French designer and pioneer in technical innovations in glass. He was a leading initiator of the Art Nouveau style and of the modern renaissance of French art glass.

Within a decade of another successful showing at the Paris Exhibition of 1889, Gallé had reached international fame and his style, with its emphasis on naturalism and floral motifs, was at the forefront of the emerging Art Nouveau movement.

Il est le fondateur et premier président de l’ École de Nancy en 1901. Enfant de l' art et du commerce, il est l'une des figures les plus marquantes des arts appliqués de son époque et l'un des pionniers de l' Art nouveau.

The master of art nouveau glass, the glassmaker Emile Galle transformed glass vases and lamps into colourful works of art

Emile Gallé. 1846-1904 French artist in glass, wood and ceramics. Gallé was not only the most famous artist of the école de Nancy but he was also a bright manufacturer. He helped in his father's glass compagny as soon as 1867. And replaced him in 1877 as director. In 1885, he founded a wood workshop and in 1894, a cristal firm in Nancy.

Émile Gallé was a French glass artist working within the Art Nouveau movement. Best known for his thick glass objects etched with floral motifs, Gallé often used experimental techniques that included air bubbles and cameo in his glass work.

Émile Gallé (French pronunciation: [emil ɡale]; 4 May 1846 in Nancy – 23 September 1904 in Nancy) was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement.

Jan 11, 2023 · Émile Gallé (1846 - 1904) was an artist and designer who worked primarily in glass. He is noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art but also in furniture, and is considered to be a leader of the whole Art Nouveau movement, exploring the boundaries of what art could be.

Jan 24, 2020 · An icon of the French Art Nouveau movement, Émile Gallé fostered a prolific career through his experimental techniques and intricate designs. Gallé’s body of work draws inspiration from the designer’s academic background of botany, art, and philosophy.