Museum Visit

LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
American, 1848 - 1933
Manufactured by TIFFANY STUDIOS
New York, 1902 - 1932
A Wooded Landscape in Three Panels
c. 1905
Glass, copper-foil, and lead

86 1/2 x 131 9/16 x 1 3/4 inches

This spectacular window is a unified forest scene spanning three panels. Like a living landscape, during the course of a day the scene changes in appearance, responding to the light surrounding it.

A Wooded Landscape is far more complex than most stained-glass windows, which are pieced together in a process similar to solving a jigsaw puzzle. Instead, by layering different textures, thicknesses, and colors of glass on top of each other within the window—just as an artist might layer paint on a canvas—Louis Comfort Tiffany created subtle color combinations that change with variations in light. During his lifetime, it was said that Tiffany “painted” with glass.

I totally agree with this review from the museum.  As I was walking through the museum the only thing that really caught my eye was this art work.  Maybe it is because I have a fascination with stain glass windows and work.  I always wanted to live in a home with stain glass windows, it gives me the feel and illusion of church.  I saw plenty of other works, but I have to say that when I came to this one I really felt like it was the only one I would like to hang in my home.

The size of the piece was about six feet by ten, it looked like the material was wood, copper, and glass.  Do not ask me how they get those colors in there, all I can say is that they are quite beautiful.  I would like to say that piece is representational because when you look at the title and the picture you can make a sense of what it is.  I would like to include another description as well.

a Wooded Landscape is far more complex than most stained-glass windows, which are pieced together like jigsaw puzzles.  By layering multiple pieces of glass on top of each other, just as an artist might layer paint on a canvas, Louis Comfort Tiffany produced subtle color combinations within the window that change with variations in light  Like a living landscape during the course of a day, A Wooded Landscape changes in appearance, responding to the light surrounding it.  

I really enjoyed my trip to the museum and the art work that they had on display.