Japanese Silk Designs In Full Color M P Verneuil by M. P. Verneuil 9780486155883, 0486155889 instant download after payment.

The present volume reproduces, in full color, a selection of sixty plates from M. P. Verneuil’s original portfolio Étoffes Japonaises, Tissées & Brochées, first published by the Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1910. An influential teacher of Art Nouveau decoration, artist M[aurice] P[illard] Verneuil (1869-1942) had already made outstanding contributions to the use of design motifs based on plant and animal life. Inspired by the flood of Japanese art to Europe at that time, Verneuil culled a portfolio of stunning examples of authentic Japanese woven and printed fabrics. Taken as a whole, the designs showcased in this book, most of which are based on elegant organic forms, combine the flowing, curvilinear style that became the hallmark of Art Nouveau with an imaginative use of stylized Japanese art.