Papillons, Pl. 2
Designed by Emile-Allain Séguy French
Published by Tolmer Editeur French
Not on view
Second plate of portfolio with a collection of twenty pochoir pattern plates, titled "Papillons: vingt planches en phototypie coloriées au patron donnant 81 papillons et 16 compositions décoratives" (Butterflies: twenty plates with colored phototypes with patterns with 81 butterflies and 16 decorative compositions), created by Émile-Allain Séguy and published in Paris by Tolmer Éditeur, probably in the 1920s. The plate features five naturalistic illustrations of exotic butterflies from Mexico, Brazil, and New Guinea, executed with shades of brown, blue, yellow, black, and red. 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. This illustration was likely meant to inspire designs for textiles and wallpapers.
