Art Deco Insects Plate 3 by E.A. Seguy
Buy this print on Etsy →A riot of colour and pattern, this is Plate 3 from 'Insectes,' the dazzling 1929 album of insect designs by the French Art Deco master E. A. Séguy. Butterflies, beetles and other exotic bugs are arranged across the page in brilliant, saturated hues - iridescent blues, emerald greens, hot pinks and golds - each one rendered with jewel-like precision against the warm ground. It is entomology reimagined as pure decorative splendour, and it remains one of the most joyous images of the whole Art Deco era.
Séguy (Émile-Allain Séguy, 1877-1951) was a designer and colourist who bridged the worlds of nature study and modern ornament. His portfolios of insects, flowers and abstract motifs were produced using the exquisite pochoir technique - a labour-intensive method in which each colour is applied by hand through a series of stencils, giving the prints their characteristic crispness and glowing, opaque intensity. Aimed at designers and craftspeople as sources of inspiration, these plates were as much celebrations of colour and pattern as they were scientific catalogues.
That is exactly what makes them so irresistible today. The bold arrangement, the fearless palette and the fine detail turn a page of beetles and butterflies into a maximalist showpiece, equal parts natural history and high style. Few vintage prints bring such instant, cheerful energy to a wall.
As wall art it is a genuine statement. The vivid colours make it perfect for a study, living room or sunroom, a maximalist or eclectic interior, a nursery or a bold gallery wall. It is a wonderful gift for entomology and nature lovers, designers, and anyone drawn to Art Deco, colourful maximalism or vintage botanical-and-insect art, and it pairs beautifully with other Séguy plates and natural-history prints.
Because the original was published in 1929 and Séguy's work is now in the public domain, we are able to reproduce it at full museum quality.
Each print is produced on premium 189 gsm museum-grade archival matte paper, faithfully capturing the vivid pochoir colour, fine detail and warm vintage paper of the original plate - ready to frame and enjoy for years to come.
