Plate No.2. print by M.P. Verneuil and Saudé Jean - Kaléidoscope

Plate No. 2. Ad. Verneuil, M.P. Verneuil and Saudé Jean.

Kaléidoscope, ornements abstraits: quatre-vingt-sept motifs en

vingt planches, 1926 ©Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Created exclusively for the V&A.

 

Giclee printed for the V&A in Sussex on a traditionally made paper sourced from a UK paper mill. This print is supplied flat, in a board-backed cello bag.

 

Kaléidoscope, ornements abstraits; quatre-vingt-sept motifs en vingt planches (1926) is an art deco portfolio  that is on display In the V&A's National Art Library. This vividly coloured portfolio of prints by French artists Ad. and M. P. Verneuil contains 87 different designs for textiles. Each page offers an exciting explosion of colour, with patterns composed of repeated geometric shapes. The asymmetrical arrangement adds to the brilliance of the variegated designs.