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Textile Design

ca. 1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This design is similar to the designs for textiles and wallpaper that Voysey exhibited in 1888. They appeared at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London. The show was a great success and received wide publicity, even on the Continent.
Experts still argue about how much influence Voysey and his fellow designers had on the development of the Art Nouveau style. Voysey was an austere man. He could not accept that he had any part to play in the development of the exuberant Continental version of the style. However, his dramatic large-scale floral shapes do seem to have influenced the Art Nouveau posters and graphics by the Czech designer Alphonse Mucha.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
C.F.A. Voysey. Design for a printed velveteen with poppies for G.P. & J. Baker. British, c.1888
Physical description
Design for a printed velveteen showing poppies with stems intertwined.
Dimensions
  • Height: 86.5cm
  • Width: 40.4cm
Style
Production typeDesign
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink by the artist with colour note and signed 'CFA Voysey. Archt. 45 Tierney Rd. / Streatham Hill S.' Inscribed in pencil on piece of paper attached to the main sheet with more colour notes, almost illegible.
Credit line
Given by G. P. & J. Baker Ltd.
Subject depicted
Summary
This design is similar to the designs for textiles and wallpaper that Voysey exhibited in 1888. They appeared at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in London. The show was a great success and received wide publicity, even on the Continent.
Experts still argue about how much influence Voysey and his fellow designers had on the development of the Art Nouveau style. Voysey was an austere man. He could not accept that he had any part to play in the development of the exuberant Continental version of the style. However, his dramatic large-scale floral shapes do seem to have influenced the Art Nouveau posters and graphics by the Czech designer Alphonse Mucha.
Bibliographic reference
John Murdoch and Susan Lambert, Summary Catalogue of Textile Designs 1840-1985 in the V. & A. Museum and colour microfiche, Surrey: Emmett Microform, 1986
Collection
Accession number
E.61-1961

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Record createdFebruary 21, 2003
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