Idées 2, Plate 7
Seventh 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 four designs with semi-abstract floral motifs, executed with bright green, white, black and gray. The first design is made up of alternating strips of semi-abstract vases, colored with white, containing large, semi-abstract flowers, colored with white and bright green, and surrounded by semi-abstract leaves, colored with gray, over a bright green ground with black shadows. The second design is made up of groups of semi-abstract cacti, colored with gray, and large semi-abstract flowers, colored with white, gray and white, over a pasture colored with bright green and with gray accents. The third design is made up of groups of triangles, colored with white and outlined with gray, and black scrolling motifs, outlined with gray, over a bright green ground. The fourth design is made up diagonal strips of large bundles of semi-abstract leaves and branches with round flowers, executed with black, white, and bright green, linked by black-and-white draped pieces of cloth, over a gray ground.
The plate contains four designs with semi-abstract floral motifs, executed with bright green, white, black and gray. The first design is made up of alternating strips of semi-abstract vases, colored with white, containing large, semi-abstract flowers, colored with white and bright green, and surrounded by semi-abstract leaves, colored with gray, over a bright green ground with black shadows. The second design is made up of groups of semi-abstract cacti, colored with gray, and large semi-abstract flowers, colored with white, gray and white, over a pasture colored with bright green and with gray accents. The third design is made up of groups of triangles, colored with white and outlined with gray, and black scrolling motifs, outlined with gray, over a bright green ground. The fourth design is made up diagonal strips of large bundles of semi-abstract leaves and branches with round flowers, executed with black, white, and bright green, linked by black-and-white draped pieces of cloth, over a gray ground.
Artwork Details
- Title: Idées 2, Plate 7
- Artist: Georges Darcy (French, born 1883)
- Printer: Printed by A. Calavas (French) , Paris
- Publisher: Published by Librairie des Arts Décoratifs , Paris
- Published in: Paris
- Date: ca. 1933
- Medium: Pochoir
- Dimensions: Sheet: 15 in. × 11 1/8 in. (38.1 × 28.2 cm)
Album: 15 1/4 × 11 13/16 × 11/16 in. (38.8 × 30 × 1.8 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Jane E. Andrews Fund, in memory of William Loring Andrews, 1933, transferred from the Library
- Object Number: 1991.1073.39(2.7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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