Design for door and wall panels for 3 Albert Gate
Design
1926 (made)
1926 (made)
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This design was commissioned by and executed in the home of Mrs St John Hutchinson. It is a typical example of Duncan Grant's painterly, animated, florid manner and his use of classical motifs. The colours used here are much more muted than the striking bright colours used in the first years of the Omega Workshop.
Originally a leading member of the Omega Workshop, Grant set up a firm in 1922 with Vanessa Bell, also from the Omega studios, designing 'decorations domestic ecclesiastical theatrical'. They continued to practice in much the same manner established by the Omega studio, which was heavily influenced by artistic movements in France such as the Fauves.
Originally a leading member of the Omega Workshop, Grant set up a firm in 1922 with Vanessa Bell, also from the Omega studios, designing 'decorations domestic ecclesiastical theatrical'. They continued to practice in much the same manner established by the Omega studio, which was heavily influenced by artistic movements in France such as the Fauves.
Object details
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| Title | Design for door and wall panels for 3 Albert Gate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Design for door and wall panels for 3 Albert Gate, Regent's Park, by Duncan Grant, watercolour on paper, 1926. |
| Physical description | Design for door and wall panels featuring a vase of flowers and swags of fabric |
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| Object history | This design for the home of Mary Hutchinson was featured in Vogue: ‘The Work of Modern Decorative Artists’, Vogue (late August 1926), p. 29. |
| Summary | This design was commissioned by and executed in the home of Mrs St John Hutchinson. It is a typical example of Duncan Grant's painterly, animated, florid manner and his use of classical motifs. The colours used here are much more muted than the striking bright colours used in the first years of the Omega Workshop. Originally a leading member of the Omega Workshop, Grant set up a firm in 1922 with Vanessa Bell, also from the Omega studios, designing 'decorations domestic ecclesiastical theatrical'. They continued to practice in much the same manner established by the Omega studio, which was heavily influenced by artistic movements in France such as the Fauves. |
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| Accession number | E.159-1982 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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