Rótulo De Garrafa De Cerveja Papillons, Butterflies, Patterns, Plate No.19

Emile-Allain Séguy was a popular French designer throughout the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements of the 1920s. The first pattern is made up of alternating semi-abstract butterflies, colored with black and shades of brown, over an olive green background with green and black vertical stripes. The second design is made up of alternating semi-abstract, close-winged butterflies, colored with blue, black, red, cream, and yellow, on an olive-green ground. The third design is made up of a vertical strip of alternating semi-abstract, close-winged butterflies, colored with black, blue, cream, green, and shades of brown, on a green ground. The fourth design is made up of semi-abstract butterflies executed with shades of yellow, olive green, blue, and black, over a dark blue ground. Each plate represents an effort of the artist to connect nature with the arts. An accomplished entomologist, furthermore, an artist of Pochoir. His work today, is revered by the world for his unusual style and compositions. The Parisian Art Deco plates are dramatic and timeless. The depictions of butterflies in the illustration are remarkably detailed, revealing Séguy's unique interest in the scientific study of insects as a source of inspiration for artistic creation. Emile-Allain Seguy - Papillons, Butterflies, Patterns, Plate No.19