Description
Although the majority of the Atelier Martine's textiles were designed by anonymous school girls, some patterns were provided by experienced artists or designers. One was Francis Jourdain, who trained as a painter and printmaker but turned to interior design early in his career. In addition to acting as an ensemblier, creating whole interior ensembles, he designed furniture, fabic, wallpaper, and stained glass. Jourdain set up an atelier to produce his furniture designs, following Poiret's example, but had no such operation for textiles, so he provided this design to the Atelier Martine.
Provenance
Chambord, Inc., New York, by Apr. 1, 1924 [incoming receipt, Apr. 1, 1924; copy in curatorial object file]; sold through Robert Allerton, Chicago, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1924.
Accession Number
111433
Medium
Cotton and linen, plain weave; block printed
Dimensions
138.1 × 128 cm (54 3/8 × 50 3/8 in.)
Classification
textile
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Allerton