The Birth of Aphrodite - Mural from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie

Jean Dupas  讓·迪帕

Jean-Théodore Dupas
Eight Panels from “The Birth of Aphrodite” Mural from the Grand Salon
of the S.S. Normandie
circa 1934
verre églomisé
98. x 121⅝ in.
Courtesy of Sotheby's

The eight exceptionally rare panels were from the legendary ocean liner, the S.S. Normandie. These stunning reverse-glass panels are part of the monumental History of Navigation mural, designed by French artist Jean Dupas, which was originally installed in the luxury voyageur’s Grand Salon. Depicting part of the mythological Birth of Aphrodite scene, the eight adjacent panels on are surviving relics of the French vessel’s extravagant Art Deco interiors, and capture the glamour of this by-gone era.

法國藝術家讓·迪帕 (Jean Dupas) 設計的《航海史》 (History of Navigation) 巨型壁畫 , 原是豪華遠洋郵輪諾曼底號 (S.S. Normandie)  頭等艙「大華廳」(Grand Salon) 的裝飾作品。這八幅玻璃壁畫是其中一部分。這艘當年風靡一時的法國豪華郵輪的船艙設計以裝飾藝術風格為宗 , 極盡巧麗堂皇。這八幅相連壁畫以《維納斯的誕生》(The Birth of Aphrodite) 為主題 , 它見證了當年船上燈色璀璨的奢華盛景 , 是昔日歲月的遺珍。

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