Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon)

Pierre Patout, artist

1879–1965

Pylone Metallique Triangulaire (Triangular Metal Pylon), 1914–1923

Portfolio/Series title: Section de Camouflage

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: color lithograph

Dimensions:
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 351 x 502 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 13 13/16 x 19 3/4 in

Credit line: Gift of Professor Eric Gustav Carlson

Accession number: 2014.2616.01

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Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

Patout became famous later in life as a designer and architect specializing in the Art Deco style. During WWI, he was part of the camouflage section led by painter and designer Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scevola. The portfolio cover of this copy (not exhibited) bears a handwritten dedication to General Philippe Pétain: “à Maréchal Pétain, Souvenir des Camoufleurs” (“To Marshal Pétain, Souvenir of the Camouflagers”). Pétain led the French offensive at the largest and longest battle of WWI, the Battle of Verdun.

Camouflage and Other Hidden Treasures from the Eric Gustav Carlson WWI Collection

Patout became famous later in life as a designer and architect specializing in the Art Deco style. During WWI, he was part of the camouflage section led by painter and designer Lucien-Victor
Guirand de Scevola. The portfolio cover of this copy (not exhibited) bears a handwritten dedication to General Philippe Pétain: “à Maréchal Pétain, Souvenir des Camoufleurs” (“To Marshal Pétain, Souvenir of the Camouflagers”). Pétain led the French offensive at the largest and longest battle of WWI, the Battle of Verdun.