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Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

A work made of silk, satin weave; block printed.

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  • A work made of silk, satin weave; block printed.

Date:

c. 1920

Artist:

Produced and designed by Atelier Martine (French, 1912-1929), founded by Paul Poiret (French, 1879–1944)
Paris, France

About this artwork

A close connection to patterns from the Wiener Werkstätte can be seen in this design of birds in foliage. Several distinctive vegetal forms closely repeat elements seen in the textile, shown to the right, produced by the workshop in 1910/11. It is known that Poiret purchased large quantities of new fabrics from the workshop during his visit in late 1911, so perhaps the imitated piece was one of them.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Artist

Atelier Martine (Producer)

Title

Panel (Dress or Furnishing Fabric)

Place

Paris (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1915–1925

Medium

Silk, satin weave; block printed

Dimensions

133.4 × 85.1 cm (52 1/2 × 33 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Allerton

Reference Number

1924.205

Extended information about this artwork

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