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Evelyn Possémé is chief curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and antique and modern jewelry department. “Presents some of the finest pieces of art deco jewelry made in the early to mid 20th century by some

Evelyn Possémé is chief curator at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in the Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and antique and modern jewelry department.

“Presents some of the finest pieces of art deco jewelry made in the early to mid 20th century by some of the top designers and jewelry firms.” (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)“Dealing with what is arguably a high point of 20th-century design, this catalog moves beyond literature aimed at collectors to a scholarly level based on serious research.” (Library Journal)

With contributions by Laurence Mouillefarine, Arlette Barré-Desponds, Michel Wlassikoff, Hélene Andrieux, and Melissa Gabardi. 200 color, 150 b&w illustrations. There is a complete guide to all the illustrated pieces, and suggestions of further reading both on the individual artists themselves and on the period in general. Not only does it include famous names from the Art Deco period; it also restores other notable jewelers to their proper place in one of the most creative eras for beautiful, stylish work.

Drawing on public and private collections worldwide, the book includes some of the best-known pieces of Art Deco jewelry, together with many original drawings and designs. An authoritative, comprehensive, and beautifully illustrated selection of jewelry that will appeal to specialists and general readers alike. This comprehensive survey features Art Deco jewelry made by the world’s leading designers and makers between 1910 and 1937. A number of the world’s foremost authorities explore the world of Art Deco jewelry with essays on the context of the modern movement; on clients and collectors; on the relationship between jewelry and the fine arts, architecture, and the movies; and on the world of graphic art,
commercial design, and advertising.

Eighteen makers are featured individually, including Paul Brandt, Suzanne Belperron, René Boiv

The first sixty-seven pages of this lavish book are four illustrated essays on deco jewelry but basically from a French perspective (it was originally published by Editions Norma, Paris). He was one of the first Northerners to take on post-Leonardo da Vinci Italian landscape style, coming up with distinctly Flemish scenes, stocky peasants and wide open naturalism, with Sistine Chapel sacrifice of Noah-type hugely solid countryfolk in "Beekeepers," Federico Barocci-type line-flowing tree trunks and white stippled foliage in "Wooded landscape with a distant view," and Cornelis Massys-type commonplace woodland scene and Titan-type balanced composition, broad-reaching lines and cotton-wool foliage in "Wooded landscape with mills." He kept manuscript illumination and miniature painting traditions going in "Tower of Babel" with Giulio Clovio-type teeming, tiny figures. I have quite a few monographs on Sargent, and this one contains work which I have not seen before. This is very refreshing to see, as the drawings bring us right into the studio with Sargent, almost looking over his shoulder while he renders the figure with unwavering power and finesse.. The last section of the book is devoted to some of his male figure charcoal studies, which are incredibly inspiring. Sargent'

• Title : Art Deco Jewelry: Modernist Masterworks and their Makers
• Author : Evelyne Posseme
• Rating : 4.73 (846 Vote)
• Publish : 2014-5-20
• Format : Hardcover
• Pages : 256 Pages
• Asin : 0500514771
• Language : English