Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 4e Série, Pl. 4, Dessin cachemire. – Triangles avec hachures. – Roses et Ornements fantaisie. – Les quatre Saisons. – Jeu de Fond. – Fleurs d’Orient.
Fourth plate of the fourth series of pochoir pattern books, titled "Studio d'arts décoratifs: Motifs inédits pour toutes Industries d'Art" (Studio of Decorative Arts: Novel Motifs for all Art Industries, with Art Deco textile designs created by Hennequin-Rêveur 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 six designs with semi-abstract floral and geometric motifs. The first design is made up of Paisley leaves over a dotted background, executed with orange, pink, white, light blue, yellow and green. The second design is made up of groups of triangles colored with green, blue and black, and black hatches, over a greenish-blue ground. The third design is made up of semi-abstract roses and other flowers and leaves, colored with green, red and silver over a pastel yellow ground. The fourth design is made up of oval frames with women figures dressed differently according to the four seasons, over a black background with yellow dots. The fifth design is made up of alternating rows of circles, rendered with undulating vertical red lines, surrounded by semi-abstract roses, colored with dark blue and red, and small branches with leaves, colored with dark blue and black, over a yellow ground. The sixth design is made up of interlacing branches with leaves and semi-abstract flowers colored with green, orange and red, and outlined with yellow, over a dark gray ground.
This plate consists of six designs with semi-abstract floral and geometric motifs. The first design is made up of Paisley leaves over a dotted background, executed with orange, pink, white, light blue, yellow and green. The second design is made up of groups of triangles colored with green, blue and black, and black hatches, over a greenish-blue ground. The third design is made up of semi-abstract roses and other flowers and leaves, colored with green, red and silver over a pastel yellow ground. The fourth design is made up of oval frames with women figures dressed differently according to the four seasons, over a black background with yellow dots. The fifth design is made up of alternating rows of circles, rendered with undulating vertical red lines, surrounded by semi-abstract roses, colored with dark blue and red, and small branches with leaves, colored with dark blue and black, over a yellow ground. The sixth design is made up of interlacing branches with leaves and semi-abstract flowers colored with green, orange and red, and outlined with yellow, over a dark gray ground.
Artwork Details
- Title: Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 4e Série, Pl. 4, Dessin cachemire. – Triangles avec hachures. – Roses et Ornements fantaisie. – Les quatre Saisons. – Jeu de Fond. – Fleurs d’Orient.
- Designer: Designed by Hennequin-Rêveur (French)
- Publisher: Published by Armand Guérinet (French, active ca. 1890–1920)
- Published in: Paris
- Date: [ca. 1930]
- Medium: Pochoir, commercial photo process, hand-colored
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 1/2 in. (39.5 × 29.2 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(4.4)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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