Marcel Baugniet (1896-1995)

Carpet model 1922 Gouache and collage on paper signed lower right and dated lower left 39 x 28 cm Condition report: Framed This 1922 gouache on paper is a model for a carpet. In fact, the artist very quickly turned to the applied arts, both as a matter of taste, since he felt that art should respond to the needs of society, and to enable him to continue working on his geometric motifs. to continue working on the geometric motifs that form the basis of the "7 arts" group. The artist points out that while abstract paintings may not find takers, these plastic formulas work wonderfully well transposed onto various decorative objects such as carpets. This carpet model brings together the artist's work on the assembly of geometric shapes: circles, squares and triangles; and alternating bright and more neutral tones that interweave almost mathematically.