‘Variations’ is a portfolio of designs from the 1920s by Édouard Bénédictus and is a striking example of Art Deco flair. Benedictus, a French artist and designer, was celebrated for his innovative abstract patterns used in textiles and wallpapers. This work features dynamic shapes and vivid colours, illustrating the era’s fascination with modernity and decorative experimentation. There were 20 plates in the portfolio featuring 86 designs.
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‘Variations’ is a portfolio of designs from the 1920s by Édouard Bénédictus and is a striking example of Art Deco flair. Benedictus, a French artist and designer, was celebrated for his innovative abstract patterns used in textiles and wallpapers. This work features dynamic shapes and vivid colours, illustrating the era’s fascination with modernity and decorative experimentation. There were 20 plates in the portfolio featuring 86 designs.
This collection includes all 20 plates from Variations, plus detail images from 5 of the plates. These extra-large images are in JPEG format, 600 dpi, and range in size from 6144 pixels wide to 8892 pixels tall.
The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.
Édouard Bénédictus (1878-1930) was a French painter, writer, composer and chemist who started his career in the Art Nouveau period. He wrote an influential article in L'Art décoratif in 1912. However, he was greatly receptive to the stylistic evolution started in 1912 and that became Art Deco.
The pictures in our collections are out of copyright in the United States, the UK, Canada, most of Europe, Australia and all countries that follow the lifetime plus 70 years rule. Read our blog post about public domain copyright rules for more information.
