Thursday 14 March 2024

Maurice Verneuil - part 5

Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869 - 1942) was born in Saint Quentin, France. He learned his trade from the Swiss designer Eugène Grasset (a series on Eugène Grasset can be found in the index of this blog). Verneuil then went on to become a well-known artist and designer. He was inspired by Japanese art and nature, particularly the sea. He is known for his contribution to the Art Deco movement and, in particular, his use of bold, floral designs in ceramic tiles, wallpapers, and other furnishing textiles.

This is part 5 of a 6-part series on the works of Maurice Verneuil.

1903 Etude de la Plante (Study of Plants) continued from part 4:


Ceiling wallpaper

Ferns

Martagon Lily

Martagon Lily

Bitter Gourd

Bitter Gourd flower details

Bitter Gourd fruit details

Stained Glass

Bull Rush

Stained glass without painting
Iris

Border. Stained glass. Teasel

Border. Stained Glass. Poppy

Seaweed. Stained glass

Stained glass. Plane tree

Stained glass. Gourd

Gourd

131 Gourd. Detail of the fruit

Woven fabrics

Tiger Lily


Tiger Lily

Woven fabric

Laurel Rose

Loofah

Loofah flower details

Loofah woven fabric

Loofah leaf details

Cobaea

Cobaea woven fabric

Cobaea

Swamp gladiolus

Gladiolus woven fabric

Milk thistle. Woven fabric

Slipper Orchids woven fabric

Castor

Common castor

Oleander and castor

Mimosa

Mimosa lace

Dandelion and Acanthus lace fans

Bindweed lace collar

Virginia creeper

Milk Thistle lace

Guinea fowl fritillary

Etude de la Plante (Study of Plants) continues in part 6.

Monday 11 March 2024

Maurice Verneuil - part 4

Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869 - 1942) was born in Saint Quentin, France. He learned his trade from the Swiss designer Eugène Grasset (a series on Eugène Grasset can be found in the index of this blog). Verneuil then went on to become a well-known artist and designer. He was inspired by Japanese art and nature, particularly the sea. He is known for his contribution to the Art Deco movement and, in particular, his use of bold, floral designs in ceramic tiles, wallpapers, and other furnishing textiles.

This is part 4 of a 6-part series on the works of Maurice Verneuil.

1903 Etude de la Plante (Study of Plants) continued from part 3:


Fuchsia stencil border

Fuchsia

Stencil in one tone. Ornate background. Chestnut tree.

Lily seedlings stencil

Stencil in one tone. Columbine.

Columbine

Mimosa border and stencil seedlings

Mimosa

Stencil in two tones. Ornate poppy background

Poppy

Poppy details

Stencil in one tone Clematis

Perce-Niege seedlings stencil

Ceramic

Apple Tree

Tile border. Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Two tile border. Sunflower

Border. Loofah

Floor tile Columbine. Floor tile Maple. Pavement Water Lily. Floor tile Cyclamen

Small panelling Foxgloves

Foxgloves

Crown Imperial

Crown Imperial

Vases. Bindweed, Fritillary, Freesia

Brize

Three decorated vases

Cypripédium roezlii

Cypripédium

Two decorated vases. Cypripédium and cyclamen


Decorated vases

Dandelion

Campanule

Two vases Campanule Butome

Leek Soup

Leek

Apple blossom compote and tray detail

Strawberry

Green seaweed water jug and bowl

Wallpapers and printed fabrics

Orchid wallpaper

Purple orchid

Lily of the Valley necklace wallpaper

Lily of the Valley

Chinese Spring Necklace

Chinese Primrose

Eschscholtzia wallpaper 

Eschscholtzia

Freesia

Refracted inflorescence freesia

Painted wallpaper

Stramoine or thorny apple

Stramoine or thorny apple wallpaper

Stramoine flower and seed details

Stramoine  leaf detail

Water lily and Sagittarius wallpaper

Etude de la Plante (Study of Plants) continues in part 5.