The Kremlin opens exhibition of works by famous French artist Rene Lalique (1860-1945).

Today, September 17 in the Exhibition Hall of the Assumption Belfry of the Moscow Kremlin opens exhibition of works by prominent French artist Rene Lalique (1860-1945). A brilliant stylist Rene Lalique with refined artistry embodied in his works the image of one of the most romantic eras in European culture and art - the art nouveau style.

Globally jewelry and art glass, art nouveau actually identified with the name of Rene Lalique. The master's works are evaluated as reference samples of the style. His work in the truest sense of the word - Renaissance decorative art from the late XIX - early XX century.

In an extensive exhibition of the Moscow Kremlin Museums displaying works by such well-known artist is the software as one of the important work of the museum an exhibition that introduce audiences to the masterpieces of world art of the past century. In 2007, the Museums of the Kremlin with great success, a project «Cartier. Innovation of the XX century, which saw more than one hundred and fifty thousand people. This indicates a great professional and spectator interest in Russia's jewelry art at that time represented the most outstanding masters of the century.

project of the Moscow Kremlin, dedicated to creativity, Rene Lalique, in Russia is absolutely unique. The master's works in Russian museums are rare. It should be noted that large-scale themed display of works of Rene Lalique in Russia has never been implemented.

The exhibition in the Kremlin will be presented about two hundred and jewelry, and graphic masterpieces steklodelnyh Rene Lalique, showing the original artwork innovations masters in working with metal, enamel, glass, as well as in combination the most unexpected and a variety of materials, which due Lalique became the highest classic style.

participate in the exhibition and the world's largest private collections in which the product is stored Rene Lalique. This is the Metropolitan Museum (New York), Museum of the Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisbon), the Danish Museum of Art and Design (Copenhagen), the Museum of Lambin (Versailles, France), Museum of Fine Arts (Quimper, France), State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg) GARF (Moscow), etc.

Cultural and social significance of this project in Russia is very high. Special meaning and symbolic nature of it is even because the Lalique exhibition in the Kremlin will be held under the auspices of the important and meaningful ideas in 2010, signify the close historical ties between the two powers - Russia and France.

The exhibition runs until January 10, 2011.

Source: museum.ru