Syrie Maugham (1879 - 1955) - photo 1

Syrie Maugham

Gwendoline Maud Syrie Maugham was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s who popularized rooms decorated entirely in white.

Although she made her fortune and fame with her white decors, by the mid-1930s she had largely given up the white decors to create interiors with baroque accessories and colour schemes punctuated by bright green, shocking pink, and bold reds.

Maugham's glamorous rooms influenced almost every designer.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:10 july 1879, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:25 july 1955, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Interior designer
Art style:Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Modern art

Creators United Kingdom

Charles Fairfax Murray (1849 - 1919)
Charles Fairfax Murray
1849 - 1919
Francis Wheatley (1747 - 1801)
Francis Wheatley
1747 - 1801
Bharti Kher (1969)
Bharti Kher
1969
Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 - 1909)
Algernon Charles Swinburne
1837 - 1909
Eduardo Paolozzi (1924 - 2005)
Eduardo Paolozzi
1924 - 2005
John Bale (1495 - 1563)
John Bale
1495 - 1563
John Melville (1902 - 1986)
John Melville
1902 - 1986
Frederick Gore (1913 - 2009)
Frederick Gore
1913 - 2009
Frederick Walker (1840 - 1875)
Frederick Walker
1840 - 1875
Sawrey Gilpin (1733 - 1807)
Sawrey Gilpin
1733 - 1807
Rachel Howard (1969)
Rachel Howard
1969
Euan Uglow (1932 - 2000)
Euan Uglow
1932 - 2000
John Wollaston (1710 - 1775)
John Wollaston
1710 - 1775
Jan Siberechts (1627 - 1700)
Jan Siberechts
1627 - 1700
Roger Eliot Fry (1866 - 1934)
Roger Eliot Fry
1866 - 1934
Walter Greaves (1846 - 1930)
Walter Greaves
1846 - 1930

Creators Art Deco

Theresa Bernstein (1890 - 2002)
Theresa Bernstein
1890 - 2002
Otto Prutscher (1880 - 1949)
Otto Prutscher
1880 - 1949
Carl Johann Becker-Gundahl (1856 - 1925)
Carl Johann Becker-Gundahl
1856 - 1925
Arthur Wesley Dow (1857 - 1922)
Arthur Wesley Dow
1857 - 1922
Camille Pissarro (1830 - 1903)
Camille Pissarro
1830 - 1903
Ottomar Anton (1895 - 1976)
Ottomar Anton
1895 - 1976
Ahmed Parvez (1926 - 1979)
Ahmed Parvez
1926 - 1979
Jules Leleu (1883 - 1961)
Jules Leleu
1883 - 1961
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat (1844 - 1910)
Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
1844 - 1910
Joaquim José Rodrigo (1912 - 1997)
Joaquim José Rodrigo
1912 - 1997
Dora Maar (1907 - 1997)
Dora Maar
1907 - 1997
Herbert Breiter (1927 - 1999)
Herbert Breiter
1927 - 1999
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Philippe Robert (1881 - 1930)
Philippe Robert
1881 - 1930
Abraham Walkowitz (1878 - 1965)
Abraham Walkowitz
1878 - 1965
Paul Cartier (1928 - 2018)
Paul Cartier
1928 - 2018