N° 8791 · Christmas cards
£60
One of a kind. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
Mount: 31 x 35 cm
Card: 13 x 16 cm
Art Deco Pochoir Christmas cards, France. Circa 1920
It depicts a theatrical scene featuring characters in 18th-century inspired costumes, including a figure playing a guitar and another figure in both in white “harlequin” outfit. Illustrated by J Hilly
Beautiful cards made by the process of the “pochoir” - to hand stencil colour to a black line lithography.
It is a labour and time consuming technique which was made popular in the 19th century but very much in vogue during the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods till the 1930’s when more mechanical printing techniques took over.
A “decoupeur” would cut stencils with a knife and the “coloristes” would then apply the colour with various brushes and also apply the hand finished touches. The result is a fine design with fresh and bright colours.
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