EMILE GALLE

(Émile Gallé)


Emile Galle
Emile Galle
  • Born: May 8, 1846
  • Died: September 24, 1904
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Glass Artist

Émile Gallé 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. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France.