{"product_id":"pickford-robert-waller-decorative-art-nouveau-design-motifs-with-bird-original-1914-pen-ink-drawing-ke-106","title":"Pickford Robert Waller, Decorative Art Nouveau Design Motifs with Bird – 1914 pen \u0026 ink drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original 1914 pen \u0026amp; ink drawing – Pickford Robert Waller, Decorative Art Nouveau Design Motifs with Bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stylish, miniature double-sided sheet of decorative designs by distinguished designer and collector Pickford Robert Waller (1849–1930).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWaller was a leading member of the Aesthetic Movement, which championed 'art for art's sake,' emphasising the sensual qualities of art and design rather than any practical, moral or narrative purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is best known as a prolific designer of books and bookplates or 'ex libris'. This motif study appears to relate to bookplate design and comes from a sketchbook dated 1914. Other studies in our collection show the range of natural figurative subjects that inspired—and directly translate into—Waller's stylised, organic designs, including flowers, feathers, birds and waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn coloured ink on wove paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote that there is an additional study on the verso of the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease note the small size of this artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55696445440329,"sku":"KE-106","price":48.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KE-106.jpg?v=1792670843","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/fr\/products\/pickford-robert-waller-decorative-art-nouveau-design-motifs-with-bird-original-1914-pen-ink-drawing-ke-106","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}