April
Wallpaper Design
1976 (hand drawn)
1976 (hand drawn)
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Design for 'April' wallpaper; Rectangular abstract design in a geometric style using collage. Asymmetrical geometric patterns are printed with a black outline and random shapes are painted using poster colour in blue, red, turqouise, green and yellow; Collage and poster-colour over dye-line print, on paper.
Object details
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| Title | April (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Collage and poster-colour over dye-line print |
| Brief description | Design for 'April' wallpaper; Abstract design, asymmetrical geometric patterns printed with a black outline with random shapes painted using poster colour in blue, red, turqouise, green and yellow; Collage and poster-colour over dye-line print, on paper; Designed by Jacqueline Groag; London, 1976; Produced as wallpaper by Sandudd Vantaa; Finland; 1976. |
| Physical description | Design for 'April' wallpaper; Rectangular abstract design in a geometric style using collage. Asymmetrical geometric patterns are printed with a black outline and random shapes are painted using poster colour in blue, red, turqouise, green and yellow; Collage and poster-colour over dye-line print, on paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | jacqueline 1976 (Signed and dated in felt tip pen.) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Oman, Charles C., and Hamilton, Jean. Wallpapers: a history and illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Sotheby Publications, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982. |
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| Accession number | E.944-1978 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2009 |
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