Horizontal Frieze with Decorative Shells and Leaves in Blue and Gray Against a Gold Background

Anonymous, French, 20th century

ca. 1910–29 · Charcoal, gouache and gold paint · Drawings and Prints

Horizontal Frieze with Decorative Shells and Leaves in Blue and Gray Against a Gold Background, from a group of 158 textile designs from an unidentified French designer. The designs include brightly colored patterns and single motifs in late Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. Most designs have been made on tracing paper and show signs of transfer. Some include instructions for execution, written in French.

Artist

Anonymous, French, 20th century

Date

ca. 1910–29

Medium

Charcoal, gouache and gold paint

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964