EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE DECORATIVE ART PRINTS - MID-20TH CENTURYA SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF FRAMED AND UNFRAMED ART PRINTS SPANNING MULTIPLE GENRES AND ARTISTIC MOVEMENTS, PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE 1950S THROUGH 1970S. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE BREADTH OF POPULAR DECORATIVE ART DURING THE POST-WAR PERIOD, INCLUDING BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, MARITIME SCENES, FIGURATIVE WORKS, STILL LIFE COMPOSITIONS, AND ABSTRACT DESIGNS.COLLECTION OVERVIEW:ITEMS ARE STORED ON CUSTOM WOODEN SHELVING WITH NUMERICAL ORGANISATION VISIBLE IN THE STORAGE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOTH PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED PIECES AND UNFRAMED PRINTS SUITABLE FOR FRAMING.ARTISTIC STYLES REPRESENTED:- BOTANICAL AND FLORAL STUDIES WITH DETAILED WATERCOLOUR RENDERING- NAUTICAL AND MARITIME SCENES FEATURING SAILING VESSELS AND COASTAL LANDSCAPES- FIGURATIVE WORKS DEPICTING CHILDREN, WOMEN, AND DOMESTIC SCENES- STILL LIFE COMPOSITIONS WITH FRUIT, FLOWERS, AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS- ABSTRACT AND MODERNIST DESIGNS WITH GEOMETRIC FORMS- LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS WITH ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE- DECORATIVE TYPOGRAPHY AND ADVERTISING-STYLE GRAPHICS- WILDLIFE AND BIRD STUDIES WITH NATURALISTIC DETAIL- INTERIOR DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS- SURREALIST AND WHIMSICAL COMPOSITIONSTECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS:THE PRINTS DEMONSTRATE VARIOUS PRINTING AND REPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES TYPICAL OF THE MID-20TH CENTURY, INCLUDING LITHOGRAPHY, COLOUR SEPARATION PRINTING, AND HAND-COLOURED PROCESSES. PAPER STOCKS VARY FROM STANDARD ART PAPER TO HEAVIER CARD STOCK. FRAME STYLES RANGE FROM SIMPLE WOODEN FRAMES TO MORE ELABORATE GILT AND MOULDED EXAMPLES, REFLECTING PERIOD INTERIOR DESIGN PREFERENCES.CONDITION:THE COLLECTION SHOWS VARIABLE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. MANY PRINTS DISPLAY MINOR FOXING, AGE-RELATED PAPER YELLOWING, AND SURFACE DUST. SOME FRAMED PIECES SHOW MINOR FRAME WEAR AND GLASS DUST. SEVERAL UNFRAMED PRINTS SHOW CREASING OR EDGE WEAR FROM STORAGE. NO MAJOR TEARS OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OBSERVED, THOUGH INDIVIDUAL CONDITION ASSESSMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC PIECES PRIOR TO FRAMING OR DISPLAY.PROVENANCE:THE COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ACCUMULATED OVER SEVERAL DECADES, LIKELY FROM VARIOUS SOURCES INCLUDING RETAIL PURCHASES, AUCTION ACQUISITIONS, AND ESTATE COLLECTIONS. THE SYSTEMATIC STORAGE AND ORGANISATION SUGGESTS A COLLECTOR WITH GENUINE INTEREST IN DECORATIVE ARTS RATHER THAN CASUAL ACCUMULATION.DISPLAY AND USE:THIS COLLECTION IS IDEALLY SUITED FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS, DECORATORS, VINTAGE RETAILERS, OR COLLECTORS SEEKING AUTHENTIC MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE PRINTS. INDIVIDUAL PIECES MAY BE FRAMED FOR RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL DISPLAY. THE VARIETY ENSURES APPEAL ACROSS MULTIPLE AESTHETIC PREFERENCES AND INTERIOR DESIGN SCHEMES. SEVERAL PIECES DEMONSTRATE THE CHARACTERISTIC COLOUR PALETTES AND DESIGN SENSIBILITIES OF 1950S-1960S INTERIOR DECORATION, INCLUDING SOFT PASTELS, WARM EARTH TONES, AND BOLD PRIMARY COLOUR COMBINATIONS TYPICAL OF THE ERA.NOTABLE CHARACTERISTICS:THE PRINTS COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT THE DEMOCRATIC APPROACH TO ART AND DECORATION THAT CHARACTERISED THE POST-WAR PERIOD, WHEN QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS OF FINE ART BECAME ACCESSIBLE TO MIDDLE-CLASS HOUSEHOLDS. THE SUBJECT MATTER REFLECTS CONTEMPORARY INTERESTS IN NATURE, TRAVEL, DOMESTICITY, AND MODERNIST DESIGN. SEVERAL PIECES SHOW THE INFLUENCE OF COMMERCIAL ILLUSTRATION AND ADVERTISING DESIGN OF THE PERIOD.STORAGE AND HANDLING:THE LOT IS CURRENTLY STORED ON CUSTOM WOODEN SHELVING WITH INDIVIDUAL ORGANISATION. PRINTS ARE STACKED HORIZONTALLY, WHICH IS APPROPRIATE FOR STORAGE. CAREFUL HANDLING AND CLIMATE-CONTROLLED STORAGE ARE RECOMMENDED TO PRESERVE PAPER QUALITY AND PREVENT FURTHER FOXING OR DETERIORATION. 11672+31
Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia
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