Emile-Allain Séguy was a French Art Deco style leader and his Insectes (1929), like Papillons (1925) and Prismes: 40 Planches de Dessins et Coloris Nouveaux (1931) was intended as a pure design statement, an inspiration for other avant-garde designers of the day
Séguy’s designs contain a mind-blowing variety of geometric, abstract and semi-abstract motifs executed in multiple colors and include natural-inspired figures, birds, flowers, crystals, coral and shells, even insects. All of them are in high Art Deco style, which was characterized by its eclecticism and drew from a variety of sources that sought to combine old European design traditions with the modern style diffused by avant-garde art.
