Flask 1935 - 1942

Charles Caseau made this flask drawing with some kind of colored pencil. The drawing has this golden, amber hue that's both warm and a little mysterious. I can imagine Caseau studying each flask, trying to capture the light as it hit those curves and ridges. There’s one with an eagle—such a proud, bold symbol—and another with what looks like a basket overflowing with flowers. It feels so delicate compared to the eagle. Then there's the big flask right in the middle, commanding attention with its ornate design. I wonder if he was thinking about how these flasks would be used, maybe filled with something precious. He would have been looking and thinking a lot about the relationship between surface and symbol. There's a conversation happening here, not just between the flasks themselves, but between past and present. It’s like looking at echoes of history through a golden, dreamy lens.