Vine with Masks and Figures
Gnarled tendrils supporting androgynous figures, solemn nude boys, and fierce masks mix historic and modern in a superbly ethereal Art Nouveau style, designed to speak to the period’s fairytale tastes by Franco-British ceramicist Solon.
Artwork Details
- Title: Vine with Masks and Figures
- Designer: Léon Victor Solon (1872–1957)
- Manufacturer: Thomas Wardle & Co.
- Date: ca. 1893
- Culture: British, Leek
- Medium: Printed silk
- Dimensions: confirmed: 52 1/2 × 34 1/2 in. (133.4 × 87.6 cm)
- Classification: Textiles-Printed
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts Gifts, 2000
- Object Number: 2000.48
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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