Rectangular tray 26.5 x 23.5 cm, "Les Vitraux d'Hadassah"

Preview: Rectangular tray 26.5 x 23.5 cm, "Les Vitraux d'Hadassah"

€297.00 *

Prices incl. VAT plus shipping costs

8 – 9 weeks delivery time

Order number: V118818

About the Collection

In 1959, Marc Chagall received a commission from the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center to create a set of twelve stained-glass windows. Over a decade had passed since the artist had returned to France from emigration, and he had already gained recognition by exhibiting his work in numerous art shows. The purpose of the windows was to symbolize the twelve tribes of Israel for a synagogue that was being constructed.

Collaborating closely with master glass-makers Charles and Brigitte Marq from the esteemed Atelier Simon, established in Rheims in the 16th century, Chagall immersed himself in this extensive project. The windows were unveiled in 1962 after five preliminary stages, which included creating the initial designs on small to medium-sized sheets of paper using pencil, India ink, watercolors, gouache, as well as fabric and paper collages. Each technique and stage enabled Chagall to arrange the iconographic elements in accordance with his interpretation of the Old Testament text, thereby mastering the density and movement of the materials and colors. Furthermore, he could explore their interaction with transparency and light when transformed into monumental glass forms.

This pictorial cycle was designed to harmonize with the chosen material and light, and it now brings Chagall's designs and colors to life once again, this time on porcelain.

About the brand

Bernardaud has been synonymous with the entire art of Limoges porcelain since 1863, combining know-how and innovation, creativity and French tradition.

In a field that is constantly changing and at the forefront of design, the House of Bernardaud develops new technologies and constantly pushes the boundaries of the art of fire in its Limoges manufacture.

To design its collections of porcelain dinner services, lamps, candles and jewellery, the house commissions the greatest contemporary designers and artists. Bernardaud also makes bespoke creations - in décor or shape - for the hotel and catering industry: plates, cups, bowls, lights and decorative objects in porcelain to grace the tables of the greatest chefs and the most beautiful palaces around the world.

About the Manufacture

Depending on the style of the collection, the application of the decoration is more or less complex. Some valuable pieces are painted by hand and the craftsmen show exceptional dexterity in using a wide variety of brushes.

In most cases, a leaf decoration (decalcomania principle) is applied by hand on the white porcelain. It is dipped in water so as to detach the design from its paper backing and applied to the piece. The leaf decoration is produced by different printing processes, originally lithography, now silk-screen printing. The Bernardaud factory is one of the few in Limoges to have a printing works.