Squash Window with Pebbles. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 24 × 24 in. (61 × 61 cm). Date: 1885-90.Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was one of the most celebrated artists at the turn of the twentieth century. Throughout a career that spanned the 1870s through the 1920s, his work included painting and almost every decorative art medium. His travels abroad encouraged his interest in art from the Near and Far East, which informed his decorative work alongside those inspired by nature. Simultaneously, he embodied modernity, affording him wide-ranging acclaim. Tiffany is well known for his leaded-glass windows. This extraordinary window dates from the earliest and most inventive period of Tiffany's career. The window's abstracted vegetal blossom in the central panel, the agitated vines of glass, the experimental "confetti" glass, and the borders of found translucent beach pebbles, all contribute to the inventiveness o