art_history_animalia, 13 days ago to random

Topping off #InternationalChameleonDay with this collection of pâte de verre glass #chameleons by Amalric Walter (French, 1870-1959) & Henri Bergé (French, 1870-1937), all c.1920:

1. paperweight H8.5cm
2. tray (vide-poche) H8.5 x L15 x P11.2 cm
3. tray (vide-poche) L25.5cm
4. pendant 60x60mm

"A chameleon-shaped tray low receptacle in yellow and orange glass paste, chameleon in shades of green with finely chiseled scales" https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/A-chameleon-shaped-tray/6E9E6476839A0CFA6547A9A0BDA9BFD9
"VIDE POCHE WITH CHAMELEON AND OLIVE BRANCH translucent glass" (chameleon sitting on edge is green with spots, tray base golden yellow) https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/VIDE-POCHE-WITH-CHAMELEON-AND-OLIVE-BRAN/2CC5270231A5D9FE
"This French pate-de-verre (glass paste) pendant...was made by Amalric Walter to designs of his friend Henri Berge at their glass studio in Nancy, Lorraine, which produced decorative glass objects for discerning clients between 1919-35. They excelled at using the complex technique of pate-de-verre casting, which they perfected while working at the Daum glassworks before WWI. They pressed layers of coloured glass granules into wax moulds before firing them the kiln. The technique offered endless colour combinations & Walter experimented with the chemicals used to colour the glass, even using uranium to achieve the bright yellow seen in this pendant. ... A distinctive characteristic was the use of naturalistic motifs which were becoming simpler as the modern Art Deco style began replacing Art Nouveau in the 1920s. Issued alongside chameleon paperweights & bowls, this pendant is an example of this stylistic transition." https://collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/170539

art_history_animalia, 13 days ago to random

#InternationalChameleonDay :
#Chameleons by Robert Jacob Gordon (Dutch, 1743-1795), from The Gordon African Collection, 4 albums of illustrations made during his Cape Colony (South Africa) expeditions (1777-86). Now at @rijksmuseum.

1. Chamaeleo namaquensis (Namaqua Chameleon)
2. Bradypodion pumilum (Cape Dwarf Chameleon)
3. Bradypodion pumilum in three poses (Cape Dwarf Chameleon)
   drawings on paper, H 660mm × W 480mm ea.
   https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-99
   https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-101
   https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-100

Title: Bradypodion pumilum (Cape dwarf chameleon) Object type: drawing annotation (possibly false): ‘Caapse Cameleon. van de vaste wal. / veel op het robben eiland’ Description: A Cape pygmy chameleon that is common on Robben Island. Material: paper, ink, pencil, chalk Technique: pen / brush
Title(s): Bradypodion pumilum in three poses (Cape dwarf chameleon) Object type: drawing annotation: ‘Cameleon (links) vangende een vlieg. (rechts)’ Description: Three dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion pumilum), one of which has just caught a fly on its rolled-out tongue. Material: paper, ink, pencil, chalk Technique: pen / brush

JohnnyPunkster77, 11 months ago to photography

Don't waste your time.
Don't waste time.
Time.
York railway station, May 2023.
#photography #blackandwhite #photobw #photographybw #blackandwhitephoto #blackandwhitephotography #streetphoto #streetphotography #photo #travel #York #Yorkshire #England #railway #clock #architecture #ticktock #chameleons #weareallchameleons