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C1924
Pl. 14 Nouvelles Variations par Benedictus.
Artist:
Fine pochoir from the series, ‘Nouvelles variations : soixante-quinze motifs décoratifs en vingt planches‘. The Pochoir technique was used mainly in France from the 1880s to 1930’s. Pochoir printing was used in industrial design, interiors, textile, and architecture. The work of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Pl. 14 Nouvelles Variations par Benedictus.
Date:
C1924
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Colour pochoir
Image Size:
370mm
x 327mm
Paper Size:
480mm
x 398mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1924
Description:
Fine pochoir from the series, ‘Nouvelles variations : soixante-quinze motifs décoratifs en vingt planches‘.
The Pochoir technique was used mainly in France from the 1880s to 1930’s. Pochoir printing was used in industrial design, interiors, textile, and architecture.
The work of major period furniture designers and architects, such as Eileen Gray, René Herbst, Robert Mallet-Stevens, and Charlotte Perriand are colorfully documented in these folios. Similarly, French pattern books of this period, consisting entirely of pochoir images of floral, insect-animal, and geometric forms, were created to inspire primarily fabric, interior and wallpaper designers. Featured in this display are the floral and geometric patterns of Edouard Benedictus’ Relais , insect motifs in E. A. Seguy’s Papillons and Insectes as well as abstract forms created by Sonia Delaunay in Compositions, Couleurs, Idées.
Pochoir incorporates the use of numerous stencils for applying individual colours using watercolour or gouage to the one sheet. A craftsman known as a découpeur would cut stencils with a straight-edged knife. The stencils were made of aluminum, copper, or zinc and plastic in the C20th. Stencils created by the découpeur would be passed on to the coloristes. The coloristes applied the pigments using a variety of different brushes and methods of paint application to create the finished pochoir print.
The Pochoir technique was labour intensive, expensive and slow. As a result, techniques such as lithography and serigraphy, mechanized in nature, replaced pochoir as a method colour printing.
Collections:
Met Museum New York: 1991.1073.136
V & A, Victoria & Albert Museum: 117819 49.E.22
National Library Australia: 76.1056.34.1-21
Edouard Benedictus (1879 - 1930)
Multifaceted figure of the early c.20th, distinguished as a painter, writer, composer, and chemist. His career began during the flourishing Art Nouveau period, a movement that celebrated organic forms and intricate details. Benedictus contributed to this artistic dialogue with his 1912 article in L'Art décoratif, which was highly influential at the time. However, his artistic sensibilities evolved in response to the shifting aesthetics of the 1910s, embracing the emerging Art Deco style that would come to dominate design in the 1920s. Benedictus became renowned for his luxurious portfolios, particularly Variations (1923) and Nouvelles Variations (1928), works that solidified his status as a key figure in the floral Art Deco movement. His designs, celebrated for their bold geometric patterns and imaginative color schemes, also featured abstract floral motifs that pushed the boundaries of decorative arts. Benedictus played a pivotal role in the celebrated Pavillon de l'Ambassade Française at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. His collaboration with leading designers, notably André Groult, for whom he created tapestries and rugs, made a lasting impact. His intricate pochoir works adorned the Grand Salon and Music Room of the French Embassy, showcasing his mastery in transforming spaces through art. His signature pochoir designs, filled with vivid geometric abstractions and floral motifs, remain timeless testaments to the stylistic innovation of the Art Deco era.
