"Harmonies" Intérieurs Ruhlmann; Documents d'Architecture Art Français Contemporain
Published by Éditions Albert Morancé, Paris, 1924
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB
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Condition: Used - Very good
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A sumptuous celebration of Art Deco interior decoration, in an overview of the interiors designed by the greatest and most influential of French Art Deco interior decorators and furniture designers, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. As Ruhlmann was still very much active at the time this survey was issued, the portfolio covers his work from 1913 to 1924, ending in fact before the term which so epitomizes his work, "Art Deco", was coined, which was first heard in 1925 in conjunction with a Paris Exhibition in 1925. In this collection of plates it is immediately apparent that the streamlining of ornament that came with Art Deco could still project fineness, luxuryand sophistication. Indeed, Art Deco didn't impose a renunciation of ornament, such as was the creed of Brutalism, but rather a reworking of the vocabulary of decorative effects, and a simplification if you will, of its grammar. 4to in size, measuring 28 by 23.5 cm. 16 pp., followed by 40 plates, 15 of which are pochoir colored; otherwise, printed collotypes. All leaves are thick paper, with the plate leaves of a card stock thickness. Generally plates illustrate opulent rooms, some grand, some more intimate yet just as stylish and charismatic. All kinds of rooms are here depicted, including salons (living rooms or parlors), dining rooms, bedrooms, hallways, libraries, bathrooms andThe text pages are comprised of two gatherings, both here uncut. The pagination does include the title page and everything after. The plates are loose, as issued. Short captions give the year of the work being shown. Color plates show one room each. Non-colored plates are sometimes similar, showing a particular interior, but sometimes there are two or more illustrations on the plate, and sometimes they instead show a floor plan with furniture placement, or are a somewhat pared down depiction of various elevations of a room. As there was more than one artist responsible for the illustrations, they don't have one cohesive style. The finest of the pochoir illustrations have a kinship to the paintings of Edouard Vuillard. Condition: Light film of soiling on the portfolio. Minor fraying to cloth at joint edge. Light age toning to the leaves within around their perimeter; otherwise, occasional light foxing, but overall, the contents are clean, and the color of the pochoir is fresh, at times, bright, at other times, more a chiarascuro, subtile and sublime. Portfolio. Cloth spine. Paper pastedown on boards. Ribbon tie. …
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- "Harmonies" Intérieurs Ruhlmann; Documents d'Architecture Art Français Contemporain
- Author
- Badovici, Jean, author of text
- Publisher
- Éditions Albert Morancé, Paris
- Publication year
- 1924
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Architecture, Art Deco, Color Plate Books, Interior Design
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