Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 12, Dessins de différents genres, de couleur sobre
Twelfth 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 a variety of designs with geometric and abstract natural and tribal motifs. Two of the designs consist of semi-abstract flowers and stylized leaves, one executed with shades of green and the other with orange on a brown ground. Two other designs are made up of semi-abstract leaves, one of them executed with shades of green over a light blue ground and the other with purple and black over a cream ground. One design contains a geometric pattern made up of squares, square-edged scrolls, triangles and lines executed with dark green over a pastel green ground. A final design consists of a tribal motif with scales, arrows and other motifs, executed with gray, cream and dark red.
This plate presents a variety of designs with geometric and abstract natural and tribal motifs. Two of the designs consist of semi-abstract flowers and stylized leaves, one executed with shades of green and the other with orange on a brown ground. Two other designs are made up of semi-abstract leaves, one of them executed with shades of green over a light blue ground and the other with purple and black over a cream ground. One design contains a geometric pattern made up of squares, square-edged scrolls, triangles and lines executed with dark green over a pastel green ground. A final design consists of a tribal motif with scales, arrows and other motifs, executed with gray, cream and dark red.
Artwork Details
- Title: Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 12, Dessins de différents genres, de couleur sobre
- 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(1.12)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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