Pair of 1920s Art Deco Pochoirs (Stencil Art) After Umberto Brunelleschi

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Fresh from a Central Florida estate, these magical handmade pochoirs will add a touch of Deco elegance to any room … Read more Fresh from a Central Florida estate, these magical handmade pochoirs will add a touch of Deco elegance to any room in your house. Images are 9" x 15" under glass in handsome original frames. Outside dimensions are 13" x 19" each.

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Pochoir is a highly refined, labor-intensive hand-stenciling technique used to create vivid, multi-colored prints or add rich layers of color to pre-existing black-and-white illustrations. Taken directly from the French word for "stencil", this artisan method bypasses mechanical printing presses entirely. Instead, it relies on master craftsmen and colorists who manually apply thick pigments—typically opaque gouache or watercolor—through precise templates to produce works with unmatched tactile depth and striking color saturation.

Umberto Brunelleschi (June 21, 1879 – February 16, 1949) was a prominent Italian artist, illustrator, and costume designer whose versatile work left a significant mark on the Art Deco movement. Born in Montemurlo, Italy, and educated at the Florence Academy of Fine Arts, he relocated to Paris in 1900. There, he quickly established himself as a sought-after caricaturist, fashion illustrator, and theatrical designer, spending the vast majority of his successful career in France See less