Floréal, Pl. 20
Twentieth plate of album with 20 pochoir pattern plates, titled "Floréal: Dessins & Coloris Nouveaux" (Floreal: New Designs and Colors), created by Emile-Allain Séguy and published in Paris by A. Calavas in 1925 or earlier. The plate contains five ornamental designs, possibly for textiles or wallpapers, with lively, semi-abstract motifs inspired from nature. The first design is made up of a horizontal garland with semi-abstract roses, colored with purple and orange, and leaves, colored with dark green, on a green ground. The second design is made up of vertical strips of semi-abstract leaves, colored with cream and shades of blue, and clusters of semi-abstract fruits, colored with purple, on a cream ground with stipples made with two shades of orange. The third design is made up of bundles of semi-abstract flowers, rendered with alternating dark green lines and intermittent black lines, flanked by two thin, scrolling leaves, colored with dark purple and white, on a bright purple background with an abstract pattern. The fourth design is made up of bundles of semi-abstract acorns (?), colored with purple, yellow, orange, and black, and semi-abstract leaves, colored with bluish-green, and smaller semi-abstract acorns, colored with yellow and purple, on a white ground. The fourth design consists of a checked pattern made up of alternating rectangles with Greek scrolls, colored with aquamarine and blue, and clusters of berries, colored with black and outlined with shades of purple, on a white ground.
Artwork Details
- Title: Floréal, Pl. 20
- Designer: Designed by Emile-Allain Séguy (French, 1877–1951)
- Publisher: Published by A. Calavas (French) , Paris
- Date: 1925 or earlier
- Medium: Pochoir
- Dimensions: Sheet: 20 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (53 × 35.2 cm)
Album: 17 5/16 × 15 3/16 × 13/16 in. (44 × 38.5 × 2 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1977.643.5(20)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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