Plate 38, Cretonne imprimée "Corbeille fleurie", composition de A. Garcelon et Toile de Tournon, composition de Raoul Dufy, from "Papiers Peints et Tentures Modernes"
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Two designs for wallpapers with semi-abstract floral motifs executed with black and gray: the first, for a printed cotton textile (cretonne), is made up of semi-abstract baskets with semi-abstract roses and branches with rose buds, and the second, for a "Toile de Tournon", is made up of bundles of semi-abstract flowers, leaves, and fruits. These designs make up the 38th 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.
