Plate 28, Papier peint "L’Arche de Noé" et Papier peint "Amazone", composition de De Andrada, from "Papiers Peints et Tentures Modernes"

Two designs for wallpapers with semi-abstract motifs executed with black over light gray grounds: the first, inspired on the biblical tale of Noah's Ark, is made up of semi-abstract animal motifs, labelled with their names in French, rainy clouds, water, trees, flowers, and a house floating on a boat (the ark); the second design, inspired on the Amazon, consists of semi-abstract exotic flowers and leaves, and a couple of semi-abstract male figures wearing hats, one of them riding a horse. These designs make up the 28th plate of a mixed media pattern book, titled "Papiers Peints et Tentures Modernes (Toiles et Cretonnes Imprimées)" [Painted Papers and Modern Hangings (Printed Fabrics and Cotton Cloth)], written by Henri Clouzot, conservator at the Musée Galliera and published in Paris [in 1929] by Ch. Massin & Cie. The album is composed of 46 leaves, including a half title page, a title page, a 2-page table of contents, an introductory text, and 40 plates, each with one or two designs, numbered 1-40, bound with blue linen. The plates present designs for printed textiles and wallpapers, designed by different artists, whose names are included on each plate. The design motifs are 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.