Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 2e Série, Pl. 2, Deux Dessins, Fleurs Semées et Bouquets
Designed by Nicolas Sorokine French
Published by Armand Guérinet French
Not on view
Second plate of the second series of the pochoir textile pattern book, titled "Studio d'arts décoratifs", with Art Deco textile designs created by Nicolas Sorokine and published in Paris by Armand Guérinet, probably in the second half of the 1920s or the early 1930s. The series consists of a title page with index and 12 plates with designs numbered 1-12, each with numerous designs, bound with dark blue linen boards. The designs contain a variety of geometric motifs, birds and flowers, all typical of the Art Deco style, which was characterized by its eclecticism, drawing from a variety of sources that sought to combine old European design traditions with the modern style diffused by avant-garde art, while also reflecting the romantic fascination with early Egyptian and Meso-American "exotic" cultures promoted by archaeological discoveries of the times.
This plate consists of two designs with floral motifs. The first design is made up of rows of alternating groups of different types of flowers, executed with orange, pink, blue and green, some of them with green leaves, over a dark bluish-green ground. The second design is made up of bundles of stylized rosettes, colored with green and pink, and other types of stylized flowers, colored with pink, green and blue, and stylized leaves colored with shades of green, over a cream ground.