Art Nouveau lithograph ‘Hermines vulgaires’ – M.P. Verneuil, L’Animal dans la décoration, 1897

‘Hermines vulgaires’ – Art Nouveau colour lithograph by M.P. Verneuil, 1897

An original Art Nouveau colour lithograph with three stoats (ermines) among stylised birch trunks and an earth bank, in warm ochre, brown and green tones. From the famous Art Nouveau portfolio L’Animal dans la décoration (Paris, 1897) by Maurice Pillard Verneuil, with an introduction by Eugène Grasset. In this book Verneuil showed how animals could be stylised into ornament, carpets, wallpaper and decorative art; the plates were printed as colour lithographs by Imprimerie Lemercier in Paris. The plate is titled ‘Hermines vulgaires’ below the image, signed in the plate ‘M.P. Verneuil’ and ‘Imp. Lemercier, Paris’ at lower right.

Why we chose this piece

Verneuil is one of the great names of French Art Nouveau. This plate with the prowling stoats is both playful and graphic, and the colours are beautifully preserved.

Style and interior

Suits an Art Nouveau, Art Deco or eclectic interior, and looks lovely alongside wooden furniture and natural materials.

Dimensions: 46 × 34.4 cm
Designer: Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869–1942)
Publication: L’Animal dans la décoration, Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Paris 1897
Technique: colour lithograph (Imp. Lemercier, Paris)
Period: 1897
Condition: Good. The colours are fresh. The paper is lightly toned with a couple of small spots in the lower margin (photo 1) and lightly worn edges. No tears in the image.

Price:
€ 85

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