Pattern paper
Print
1920s (made)
1920s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Patterned paper with three-dimensional geometric design in black, white and yellow.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Pattern paper (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | colour offset lithograph from wood engraving |
| Brief description | Patterned paper, designed by Paul Nash, printed by the Curwen Press, Great Britain, 1920s |
| Physical description | Patterned paper with three-dimensional geometric design in black, white and yellow. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Paul NASH (1889-1946)
Pattern paper
Printed by the Curwen Press
Colour offset lithograph from wood engraving
E.1665-1929
Given by Harold Curwen
Paul Nash produced some of the most successful pattern papers for
Curwen: his crocus design sold nearly 20,000 sheets between 1925-
37. He tended to use large blocks, some as large as 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches,
while other artists might produce blocks 1 inch square. The block
for this paper was 1 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches. In 1927 he wrote 'Wood seems
to yield to the evolution of an abstract design or a decorative
arabeque as stone excites the sculptor to the creation of pure form.
For it is the glyptic character of engraving on wood which is its
peculiar charm...'. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Harold Curwen |
| Production | The artist produced a small design, an inch or two square, and the Curwen Press turned this into a patterned paper. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1665-1929 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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