Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 4e Série, Pl. 12, Peau de Serpent. – Feu d’Artifice. – Gondole à Venise. – Carreaux en quinconce. – Roses de Vienne.
Designed by Hennequin-Rêveur French
Published by Armand Guérinet French
Not on view
Twelfth plate of the fourth series of pochoir pattern books, titled "Studio d'arts décoratifs: Motifs inédits pour toutes Industries d'Art" (Studio of Decorative Arts: Novel Motifs for all Art Industries, with Art Deco textile designs created by Hennequin-Rêveur 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 five designs with semi-abstract motifs executed in black and white. The first design, called "snake's skin" is made up of semi-abstract shapes with grids over a background with dots and smaller semi-abstract shapes. The second design, inspired on fireworks, is made up of fragments of circles, squares, and dots. The third design consists of an oval frame containing a seascape with a Venetian gondola with a standing human figure rowing and a couple in front of the setting sun, flanked by rays colored with shades of gray. The fourth design consists of a tiled pattern made up of squares filled with lines and abstract motifs. The final design is made up of a large bundle with semi-abstract roses, flowers and leaves.