Textile Design with Undulating Vertical Stripes Decorated with Pearls and Roses
Vertical panel with a textile design that is part of a group of 266 textile designs by the American artist Robert Bryer, possibly made for United Designing Co., since most of the designs carry a stamp of the "United Designing Co. / WOrth 4 - 8975". Some of them also contain a stamp in the verso of the "Original Designing Company, Inc."
The collection contains a great variety of designs, from the more traditional floral and stripe patterns, to thematic designs based on various travel destinations, with palm trees and other holiday attributes. Especially interesting among these are patterns inspired by textiles and paintings of Native American tribes, including the Inca, Navajo, Aztec and Maya. The patterns are composed of semi-abstract figures distributed across the design in a regular or, in some cases, a more casual fashion. The spontaneity of designs and the use of floral and animal motifs suggest they were created for printed textiles in the forties.
This textile design is made up of undulating vertical rows colored alternatingly with pink and blue, separated by dark blue intersecting lines that form an undulating pattern of irregular lozenges. The pink stripes are decorated with scattered white pearls; the blue stripes are decorated with bundles of yellow roses with dark blue pistils, stems and leaves. This design reflects the re-creation of "chintz" motifs that took place in the production of American textiles during the 1930s and 1940s, by using the traditionally used roses in an alternative way, as decorations for other motifs.
The collection contains a great variety of designs, from the more traditional floral and stripe patterns, to thematic designs based on various travel destinations, with palm trees and other holiday attributes. Especially interesting among these are patterns inspired by textiles and paintings of Native American tribes, including the Inca, Navajo, Aztec and Maya. The patterns are composed of semi-abstract figures distributed across the design in a regular or, in some cases, a more casual fashion. The spontaneity of designs and the use of floral and animal motifs suggest they were created for printed textiles in the forties.
This textile design is made up of undulating vertical rows colored alternatingly with pink and blue, separated by dark blue intersecting lines that form an undulating pattern of irregular lozenges. The pink stripes are decorated with scattered white pearls; the blue stripes are decorated with bundles of yellow roses with dark blue pistils, stems and leaves. This design reflects the re-creation of "chintz" motifs that took place in the production of American textiles during the 1930s and 1940s, by using the traditionally used roses in an alternative way, as decorations for other motifs.
Artwork Details
- Title: Textile Design with Undulating Vertical Stripes Decorated with Pearls and Roses
- Artist: Robert Bryer (American, 20th century)
- Date: ca. 1940–50
- Medium: Gouache over graphite
- Dimensions: Image: 5 9/16 × 7 1/16 in. (14.2 × 18 cm)
Sheet: 12 in. × 10 3/8 in. (30.5 × 26.3 cm) - Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Stephen Perlow, 1981
- Object Number: 1981.1055.107
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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