Idées 2, Plate 2

Second plate of the second album of a book containing two pochoir pattern albums bound together, titled "Idées 2" (Ideas 2), published ca. 1933 by the Librairie des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and designed by Georges Darcy. The album is composed of one title page and 12 plates, numbered 1-12; the book is bound with blue library binding, with the title printed in gold on paper mounted on the front cover. The designs in the albums are possibly for Art Deco textiles and 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.

The plate contains three designs executed with shades of purple, orange and black. The first design is made up of vertical stripes, outlined with black over a purple ground, and scrolling motifs with semi-abstract flowers and roses, colored with orange, white, red, and shades of purple, and with black outlines and shadows. The second design consists of black-and-white arrowheads with black scrolling motifs with gray and white drops and semi-abstract roses colored with orange, green and white over a purple ground. The third design consists of a pattern with alternating rectangles filled with white zig-zagging stripes and dots, and with black cloud motifs, and a large oval frame colored with blue and surrounded by orange dots. It is likely that this frame was filled with customized motifs made for a specific client.