Four designs for decorative motifs
Medium
graphite, pen and ink, wash, and watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 19 7/16 x 13 3/16 in. (49.4 x 33.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Dodge Fund, 1967
Accession Number
67.827.311
Art Historical Context
Discover the exquisite *Four Designs for Decorativeifs*, a collaborative masterpiece by French artists Jules-Edmond-Charles Lacha and Eugène-Pierre Gour, spanning their active years from 1830 to 1897. Created on a generous sheet of wove paper measuring 19 7/16 x 13 3/16 inches, this drawing captures the essence of 19th-century arts, when elaborate patterns adorned everything from textiles and wallpapers to furniture and architecture. Acquired through the Dodge Fund in 7, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's esteemed Drawings and Prints department. Rendered in graphite, pen and ink, ...
About the Artist
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet · 1897–1897
Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, born Jules Lachaise on September 2, 1836, in Paris, emerged as a prominent French painter and draughtsman specializing in lavish interior decorations during the Second Empire and beyond. Little is known about his early life and formal training, though he married Berthe Gourdet in 1866, forging a close professional partnership with her brother, the decorator Eugène-Pi...