Bandontwerp voor: Alphonse Daudet, Les femmes d'artistes, jaar onbekend 1884 - 1952

This is a design for a book cover by Dutch artist Reinier Willem Petrus de Vries, likely created between 1884 and 1952. The design is for Alphonse Daudet's book "Les femmes d'artistes" (The Women of Artists). The design features a blue background with a central vertical line of geometric patterns and decorative banner shapes on either side. The design is in the Art Nouveau style, which was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This style is characterized by its organic, flowing lines and its use of natural motifs.