Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 13, Quatre dessins en noir, le Dessin no 4 avec Figures de Femmes
This plate presents four designs with geometric and abstract motifs, executed with black over light gray grounds. The first is made up diagonal strips of rectangles of different sizes and semi-abstract sunbursts. The second is made up of a semi-abstract natural landscape with trees and foliage, and possibly also ponds and rivers. The third design is made up of semi-abstract rosettes and semi-abstract leaves. The final design, mentioned in the title, consists of a semi-abstract jungle setting with scrolling leaves and foliage, with standing naked female figures with long, straight hear and tribal necklaces, covering their genitals with a scrolling motif flanked by a group of scales on one side.
Artwork Details
- Title: Studio d'Arts Décoratifs..., Pl. 13, Quatre dessins en noir, le Dessin no 4 avec Figures de Femmes
- Designer: Designed by Nicolas Sorokine
- Publisher: Published by Armand Guérinet (French, Paris 1852–1925 Paris)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [ca. 1930]
- Medium: Pochoir, commercial photo process, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 5/8 in. (39.7 × 29.5 cm)
Album: 16 1/8 × 12 1/2 × 7/8 in. (40.9 × 31.8 × 2.3 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1925 and 1931, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1991.1073.33(1.13)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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