Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original where abstract shapes suggest rolling

where abstract shapes suggest rolling fields and sky without ever overstating them

suspended between waking and dreaming

The design is flat in the best sense: no superfluous depth

rendered with the refined economy of line that defines Ohara Koson's kacho-e prints

Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original where abstract shapes suggest rollingGeorge Barbier conjured a world of languid luxury in this illustration a flower seller's stall rendered in the opulent visual language of 1910s Paris. Figures move through the scene with theatrical grace, their clothing and postures performing a kind of slow choreography. Barbier's signature palette rich ochres, deep greens, precise outlines frames the composition with the confidence of someone who understood that decoration, when done with