Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 3e Série, Pl. 11, Six Dessins de tons variés
This plate consists of six designs made with different colors, most of them featuring semi-abstract floral motifs. The first design is made up of semi-abstract flowers and scrolling branches colored with green, yellow, red and light gray over a purple ground. The second design is made up of semi-abstract palmettes colored with pink and green and stylized flowers colored with pink and outlined with orange and scrolling branches with leaves colored with pink and outlined with dark green over a purple ground. The third design is made up of a grid made with black and red lines and sunbursts colored with black and cream over a bright purple ground. The fourth design consists of squares made up of undulating green lines and red and white dots over a pink ground. The fifth design is made up of vertical garlands of stylized flowers, leaves and small branches with tiny dots, colored with pink, blue, yellow and green over a purple ground. The final design is made up of interlacing branches with stylized leaves colored with black and white over an aquamarine ground.
Artwork Details
- Title: Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 3e Série, Pl. 11, Six Dessins de tons variés
- 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 11/16 × 11 5/8 in. (39.9 × 29.6 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(3.11)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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