Book, Die Harmonie der Farben (The Harmony of Colors)

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Book, Die Harmonie der Farben (The Harmony of Colors)

This is a Book. It was written by Georg Krebs.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Smithsonian Libraries and Archives as part of Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.

It is dated 1882. Its medium is stencil, brush and gouache on paper.

Architect and decorator Édouard Guichard promoted the concept of color harmony for the design of wallpaper, draperies, upholstery, and paint schemes in interior design. His Harmony of Colors contains 166 spectacular full-color plates with 1,300 harmonious color palettes intended to inspire his fellow designers.

It is credited Purchase from the Margery Masinter Endowment, Smithsonian Libraries, QC495 .G85 1882.

A drawing illustrating the luxuriously decorated alcove of a grand salon, with a patterned carpet, royal blue walls, velvet curtains, a gilded ceiling and various paintings lining the walls. The alcove is separated from the rest of the room by a golden arch with four columns and a decorated frieze. Inside the alcove is a desk with a chair, a pale blue armchair and a window which floods the room with light. Outside a large crystal chandelier hangs from a royal blue rope and two exotic plants stand next to a gilded dresser and a table. We are given a glimpse into the next room by an open wooden paneled door, which is surrounded by royal blue velvet curtains and a painted frieze with a carved golden frame which extends down the sides of the door to the floor.

Drawing, Alcove in the Salon of the Grand Duchess Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
brush and watercolor, gouache, gold paint on white wove paper.
Thaw Collection.
2007-27-68

A machine-printed paper frieze with a landscape design showing repeating clusters of brown, spindly trees with few leaves growing from dark green grassy mounds on an earth which gradiates from deep pink to pale peach. The trees are set against a backdrop of olive green leafy trees and a golden sky.

Frieze (USA)
machine-printed paper.
Gift of Paul F. Franco.
1938-50-16

Book, The Color Harmony Manual and How to Use It

Book, The Color Harmony Manual and How to Use It
plastic samples on board.
Gift of Walter C. Granville, Smithsonian Libraries, QC495 .J33 1946X.
92.2016.67

Its dimensions are

H x W (open): 34.9 × 57.2 cm (13 3/4 × 22 1/2 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2FYCHp/
Accession Number 92.2016.23
Object ID 1108749889