Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 7, Dessins de fantaisie d’un caractère ultra-moderne
Seventh plate of pochoir 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 book consists of a title page with index and 16 plates numbered 1-16, 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 presents several "fantastic designs" with a variety of abstract and geometric patterns executed with different color combinations. The first design contains lozenges made up of small red geometric figures and blue swirls over a dark gray ground. The second is made up of scrolling motifs, semi-abstract flowers and leaves and scales, executed with dark red and dark green over a red ground. The third is made up of vertical black stripes and rows of gray circles with red triangles and white and dark gray rectangles and fragments of circles. The fourth consists of a checked pattern with small squares colored with mustard-yellow, dark red and dark blue, above which stand out horizontal stripes executed partially with gold and with polka dots and small triangles, executed either with gold or with dark red. The final design in this sheet is made up of an abstract natural landscape with stylized leaves executed with rapid strokes of shades of green and palmettes executed with silver and shades of green, above which stand out groups of tilted stripes made up of silver and turquoise squares.
This plate presents several "fantastic designs" with a variety of abstract and geometric patterns executed with different color combinations. The first design contains lozenges made up of small red geometric figures and blue swirls over a dark gray ground. The second is made up of scrolling motifs, semi-abstract flowers and leaves and scales, executed with dark red and dark green over a red ground. The third is made up of vertical black stripes and rows of gray circles with red triangles and white and dark gray rectangles and fragments of circles. The fourth consists of a checked pattern with small squares colored with mustard-yellow, dark red and dark blue, above which stand out horizontal stripes executed partially with gold and with polka dots and small triangles, executed either with gold or with dark red. The final design in this sheet is made up of an abstract natural landscape with stylized leaves executed with rapid strokes of shades of green and palmettes executed with silver and shades of green, above which stand out groups of tilted stripes made up of silver and turquoise squares.
Artwork Details
- Title: Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 7, Dessins de fantaisie d’un caractère ultra-moderne
- Designer: Designed by Nicolas Sorokine
- Publisher: Published by Armand Guérinet (French, active ca. 1890–1920)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [ca. 1930]
- Medium: Pochoir, commercial photo process, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (39.7 × 29.5 cm)
Album: 16 1/8 × 12 1/2 × 7/8 in. (40.9 × 31.8 × 2.3 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925 and 1931, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1991.1073.33(1.7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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