Cyclamen Study Plate
Eugene Grasset (comp.), 1896
reproductionpre1931-platerights: pending
A cyclamen nods across the sheet in swept-back blooms, drawn so cleanly a jeweler could lift its line straight into metal.
Why it matters
From Grasset's teaching folio that taught a generation of Art Nouveau makers to build ornament from living plants.
Notice
The reflexed petals coil like a struck flame - the exact twist a goldsmith would set in enamel.
Meaning
Study the stem and the jewel half-designs itself.
Source
Eugene Grasset (comp.), La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales, Paris: E. Levy, 1896 (plate by E. Hervegh); NYPL, Wallach Division view source ↗
Material
enamel, gold
Rights: PENDING. A named source is not the same as registry clearance. Basis on file: PD-pre1931. Shown for this preview only; not offered for sale.
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