Thomas (Auguste H.) Formes et Couleurs,
title and 67 art-deco decorative motifs on 20 plates, pochoir-coloured plates, each c.410 x 260mm., some surface dust (Please, see included pictures). FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: Paris: Albert Levy/Librarie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, 1925. Book Hardcover. 1st Edition. 20 floral plates containing 67 positions in torrid, vivid pochoir colour (art nouveau/art deco influences) on heavy paper board, 18.25" x 12.25". Some plates have sold at auction for $350 per, the Met in NY has one of the few available copies. Variety of uses for these designs by decorators, architects, fashion people, graphic artists, set designers, etc. Erasable light pencil marks on a couple of plates.Formes et couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs decoratifsAuthor: Auguste H. Thomas (French)Date: 1921Geography: Paris: A. Levy, Librarie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, [1921]Medium: Printed book, pochoir platesDimensions: H: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)."Formes et couleurs" is an album of sixty-seven decorative motifs in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, printed in vivid colors using the pochoir process. These plates, originally in a portfolio, were meant to serve as inspirational models for artists and artisans working in the fine and decorative arts. Pochoir is a stenciling process used for the reproduction of original color works. It was used in France by the most prominent artists and craftsmen to produce illustrated deluxe portfolios, books, limited-edition journals, and decorative and fine-art prints between 1895 and 1935.

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