The career of E. A. Seguy spanned both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods; and he was one of the few graphic artists to incorporate both styles into his work. Original portfolios of his magnificent designs mdash; intended as inspiration for textiles; wallpaper; and other decorative items mdash; are highly collectible today. These 40 full-color plates; most of them geometric patterns; are derived from one of Seguys final portfolios. They attest to the French artists inventive gifts and the enduring appeal of his vivid patterns.Originally published in Paris in 1931; the images in this edition were rendered in striking color via the pochoir technique. The demanding; labor-intensive method employed hand stenciling to apply pigment to paper. A single print could require as many as a hundred stencils in order to achieve a depth and texture similar to watercolor or gouache paintings. The expense of the technique soon proved impractical and was abandoned; making Seguys Prisms a particularly desirable rarity for art historians and collectors of Art Deco and Art Nouveau graphics.
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