Art Deco Pochoir stamp of Iceland
Paris, 1920s and 1930s

Print style

Art Deco Pochoir

Flat gouache colours brushed by hand through cut stencils, one colour at a time, with hard edges and a gold sunburst. Iceland example from the Poster Stamp collection.

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The print tradition

Flat gouache colours brushed by hand through cut stencils, one colour at a time, with hard edges and a gold sunburst.

Period
Paris, 1920s and 1930s
Process
Hand stencil colour
Marks
Four stencil layers in brushed gouache, slightly off register
Frame
Stepped basalt-column crown in flat stencil greens, flat gold rules and value

The example

A waterfall pool in the highland rain. The example starts from a Rainpost scene render of Iceland. The browser editor applies a local print treatment to your photo; the historical collection is an artistic interpretation.

Source render of Iceland
Source render · Iceland