Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série, Pl. 22
Design with a geometric pattern made up of horizontal lines, colored with greenish-gray, intersected by vertical and horizontal lines, of the same color, and squares, parallellograms, and horizontal strips other geometric forms that fill in the blank spaces between the lines, colored alternatingly with green and purple, over a cream ground. The design is printed on the 22nd plate of the pochoir pattern book with with abstract designs created by Serge Gladky and published in Paris by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau, possibly in the late-1920s or the early 1930s. The book consists of a title page, one unnumbered leaf of introductory text written by Georges Rémon, and 48 plates numbered 1-48 with a single design each, bound on faded blue boards. The designs in the book follow 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. All the designs are made up of a variety of geometric figures and contain abstract compositions to be applied as decorations in a variety of objects, including textiles and ceramics.
Artwork Details
- Title: Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série, Pl. 22
- Designer: Designed by Serge Gladky (French, active 1920–30s)
- Author: Written by Georges Rémon (French)
- Publisher: Published by Editions d'Art Charles Moreau (French) , Paris
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [ca. 1930]
- Medium: Pochoir
- Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (32.4 × 24.7 cm)
Album: 13 1/8 × 10 13/16 × 15/16 in. (33.3 × 27.5 × 2.4 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Jane E. Andrews Fund, in memory of William Loring Andrews, 1943, transfered from the Library (1991.1073.125)
- Object Number: 1991.1073.125(22)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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