Tiffany Summer Four Seasons with Base Stained Glass 9.4H

Tiffany Summer Stained Glass: Abundance in Full Bloom

Louis Comfort Tiffany pictured each season as a window within a window. This Tiffany Summer stained glass panel shows the vibrant hues of summer 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 summer. That is the charm of Tiffany Summer stained glass.

Summer Seen Through a Window Within a Window

Summer is the season of fullness, and this panel feels warm and generous. Flowers and foliage spread outward from the center. Nothing in the pattern feels stiff. 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 holds the whole abundant scene in one steady circle. 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 Summer stained glass panel completes the year.

Product Details

• Design: Summer, 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 Summer 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