Papillons, Pl. 19: Abstract Decorative Patterns

Nineteenth 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 four abstract ornamental patterns inspired on the natural beauty of butterflies, providing what Séguy considered a successful example of the application of scientific study of insects in artistic creation, resulting in colorful designs likely intended for textiles or wallpapers. The first pattern is made up of alternating semi-abstract butterflies, colored with black and shades of brown, over an olive green background with green and black vertical stripes. The second design is made up of alternating semi-abstract, close-winged butterflies, colored with blue, black, red, cream, and yellow, on an olive-green ground. The third design is made up of a vertical strip of alternating semi-abstract, close-winged butterflies, colored with black, blue, cream, green, and shades of brown, on a green ground. The fourth design is made up of semi-abstract butterflies executed with shades of yellow, olive green, blue, and black, over a dark blue ground.