Costumes Parisiens Japandi blurring the line between landscape

blurring the line between landscape and decorative pattern

this time placing peacocks at the centre of a composition dense with tropical foliage and decorative pattern

The Blue Egyptian Water Lily plate from Robert John Thornton's Temple of Flora is one of the most dramatic botanical illustrations ever produced

The composition is horizontal and unhurried

each mark deliberate and informative

Costumes Parisiens Japandi blurring the line between landscapeGeorge Barbier's Costumes Parisiens plates are among the finest examples of Art Deco illustration fashion elevated to fine art through masterful draftsmanship and a deep understanding of decorative composition. The figures are poised, the costumes rendered with the kind of attention that reveals genuine pleasure in fabric, silhouette, and ornament. Barbier's color choices are confident without being loud, and the linework carries the effortless