Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 3e Série, Pl. 8, Sept Dessins dans les tons verts et bleus

Designed by Nicolas Sorokine French
Published by Armand Guérinet French

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Eighth plate of the third series of pochoir pattern books, 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 series consists of a title page with index and 12 plates with designs numbered 1-12, 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 consists of seven designs rendered with shades of green and blue. The first design is made up of alternating horizontal black stripes with alternating large stylized leaves colored with white and horizontal white stripes with a green grid and semi-abstract flowers and leaves colored with black and green. The second design is made up of semi-abstract branches with leaves, flowers and flower buds, colored with green, white and black over a white ground. The third design is made up of rows of triangles and arrowheads colored with yellow and purple over a red ground. The fourth design is made up of overlapping large semi-abstract leaves and scrolling branches with thorns executed with shades of green and blue over a green ground. The fifth design is made up of semi-abstract roses outlined with white and scales colored with black, white and yellow over a green ground. The sixth design is made up of overlapping rectangles with stripes, scales and triangles and semi-abstract flowers, colored with dark green, white and yellow over a mint green ground. The final design is made up of black rectangles with green interlacing branches with leaves, smaller rectangles made with black and aquamarine grids, and rows of aquamarine rectangles over an olive green ground.

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