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Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série: 48 Planches par Serge Gladky

Designer Serge Gladky French
Author Georges Rémon French
ca. 1930
Not on view
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.

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  • Title: Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série: 48 Planches par Serge Gladky
  • Designer: Serge Gladky (French, active 1920–30s)
  • Author: Georges Rémon (French, active 19th century)
  • Publisher: Editions d'Art Charles Moreau (French) , Paris
  • Published in: Paris
  • Date: ca. 1930
  • Medium: Pochoir
  • Dimensions: Overall: 13 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 15/16 in. (33.3 x 27.5 x 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
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Plate 4, from "Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série"
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Plate 1, from "Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série"
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Plate 3, from "Nouvelles Compositions Décoratives, 1re Série"
Serge Gladky (French, active 1920–30s)
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