Tiffany Autumn Four Seasons Stained Glass with Base 9.4H

Tiffany Autumn Stained Glass: The Harvest Turns to Glass

Louis Comfort Tiffany pictured each season as a window within a window. This Tiffany Autumn stained glass panel shows the vibrant hues of autumn flowers and foliage. A ring of pearl-like beads frames the scene, and the season is named on the ring.

Tiffany designed a series of four stained glass panels for the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. They represent Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Each Tiffany Four Seasons panel pictures the flowers and foliage of its season inside a ring of pearl-like beads.

The design expands from the center in organic patterns. The name of the season appears at the top or bottom of the bead ring. The viewer seems to look through a window within a window into autumn. That is the charm of Tiffany Autumn stained glass.

Autumn Seen Through a Window Within a Window

Autumn is the season of ripening and change, and this panel catches that turning mood. Flowers and foliage radiate from the center. The pattern feels rich yet orderly. Art Nouveau stained glass of this kind loves a living, curving line.

Study the pearl-like ring, which frames the view like a porthole. It lends the changing season a measured, lasting frame. The Tiffany Four Seasons panel shows his gift for framing nature. This Art Nouveau stained glass panel treats nature as a design partner. Explore more Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass in our stained glass collection. Collectors often display the four seasons together, and each Tiffany Autumn stained glass panel completes the year.

Product Details

• Design: Autumn, from the Four Seasons series created for the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900
• Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), reproduction
• Material: Kiln-fired glass
• Frame: Wood frame. The glass is one continuous piece
• Display: Detachable wood stand and optional hanging chain
• Glass size: 9.4 in H x 8.25 in W
• Base size: 8.4 in L x 2.6 in W x 0.6 in H

Display Notes

Set the panel on its detachable wood base on a desk or shelf near a light source. Or add the optional chain and hang it on a wall. Each Tiffany Four Seasons panel glows best with daylight behind it, and Tiffany Autumn stained glass is no exception. Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass was always meant for light.

Louis Comfort Tiffany in Brief

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was an American artist and designer. He was the son of the founder of Tiffany & Co. He began as a painter and then turned to glass, where his name became a byword for excellence. He originated Favrile glass, with colors fused into the material. His studios made windows, lamps, mosaics, and decorative objects. Tiffany was closely associated with Art Nouveau, the international style of flowing, nature-inspired line. Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass is sought by collectors, and his Art Nouveau stained glass is especially prized.

For More Reading

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Louis Comfort Tiffany
• Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art