Cortège d'Orphée
Design
1921 (made)
1921 (made)
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The artist and designer Roaul Dufy (1877-1953) worked in association with the firm of Bianchini-Férier (leading French silk manufacturers between 1911-1930) from 1911 to 1928. Subjects depicting scenes based on Greek mythology were very prevalent in fabrics at this time, and this design is typical of Dufy's striking Fauvist flowing style in which the flat forms undulate vertically through the 'all over' composition. This design on point paper is ready for transfer onto the loom and thus is the last stage in the design process.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and bodycolour on point paper |
| Brief description | Design from a drawing by Raoul Dufy transferred onto point paper for a satin damask furnishing fabric entitled 'Le Cortège d'Orphée' (Orpheus's procession), pencil and bodycolour on point paper, 1921 |
| Physical description | Design in brown, terracotta, orange and pink, on point paper, showing two processions of dancing figures, some playing musical instruments, interspersed with garlands. |
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| Object history | The artist and designer Roaul Dufy (1877-1953) worked in association with the firm of Bianchini-Férier (leading French silk manufacturers between 1911-1930) from 1911 to 1928. Subjects depicting scenes based on Greek mythology were very prevalent in fabrics at this time, and this design is typical of Dufy's striking Fauvist flowing style in which the flat forms undulate vertically through the 'all over' composition. This design on point paper is ready for transfer onto the loom and thus is the last stage in the design process. |
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| Summary | The artist and designer Roaul Dufy (1877-1953) worked in association with the firm of Bianchini-Férier (leading French silk manufacturers between 1911-1930) from 1911 to 1928. Subjects depicting scenes based on Greek mythology were very prevalent in fabrics at this time, and this design is typical of Dufy's striking Fauvist flowing style in which the flat forms undulate vertically through the 'all over' composition. This design on point paper is ready for transfer onto the loom and thus is the last stage in the design process. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | E.1401-2001 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2002 |
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