Verneuil Art Nouveau Seahorse Art Tile Trivet

Elegant Sea Horses by Maurice Pillard-Verneuil A gorgeous decorative art tile -- or transform it into a framed trivet, gift box, cache box, jewellery box or treasure box. Elegant seahorses cling to undulating seaweed. You can almost feel the gentle sway of the water. Sophisticated palette of onyx black and chamoisee brown on an Isabelline (very similar to parchment white) background. One of M.P. Verneuil's signature designs and a fine example of Gilded Age grace and refinement. I love the subtle hand-stenciled effect. The addition of "La Mer" in beautiful flowing script givee this design an update. (Yes, I can't help but think of the old Charles Trénet song.) Display alone as an art tile, or transform it into a trivet or a cache box, treasure box, jewellery box or gift box. It's quite smashing in the black frame. Perfect for the beach house. About the artist: Maurice Pillard-Verneuil studied under Art Nouveau master Eugene Grasset. An early interest in Japanese printmaking blossomed into a passion for Asian art after his visit to Southeast Asia. In love with nature and the natural world, he drew inspiration from plants, flowers, animals, insects and marine life. About this artwork:This particular design is from a suite of 60 colour lithographs after decorative Art Nouveau devices by Mucha, Verneuil and Auriol found in the book 'Combinaisons Ornementales se Multipliant à l'Infini à l'Aide du Miroir' (Decorative Combinations, Infinitely Multiplied with a Mirror) by George Auriol, pseudonym of Jean-Georges Huyot, journalist, poet, songwriter, painter and engraver. Published in the year 1900 by Librairie Centrale des Beaux Arts, Paris. It has been carefully and lovingly prepared for print by a professional graphic artist using state-of-the-art software. It is a joy to bring the best art of previous centuries into our own for everyday use and enjoyment. I hope you will enjoy this art tile as much as I enjoyed designing it. More helpful words for finding this item are marine life and sea life and ocean life and shore life.