MANUFACTURE Jules DESFOSSE "Eden". Draughtsman Joseph FUCHS. First edition in 1861, reissued in 1872. Suite of eleven strips (N° 13 to 23), printed by the plate (this panoramic comprises 23 strips in total). Sheet size: 280 x 50 cm + small margins. Condition: Very good, despite minor scattered stains and folded or torn edges. Repair to N°15 torn over approx. 20 cm. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé et anciens du papier peint DK 1935/1936 "L'Eden de Fucks en 23 lés avec 3642 planches et 1099 couleurs, l'original se composait de 26 lés, mais 23 furent gravés". Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer : Papiers Peints Panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion 1990 p. 315. Color reproductions p. 214 to 219. Exhibition: Presented at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862; the Report of the delegates of the Parisian workers noted: "a very large painting representing a virgin forest of the most beautiful execution".
Estimate
€3,000 - €5,000
Result
€7,100
Buyer's premium
30%
MANUFACTURE Jules DESFOSSE
"Eden". Draughtsman Joseph FUCHS. First edition in 1861, reissued in 1872.
Suite of eleven strips (N° 13 to 23), printed by the plate (this panoramic comprises 23 strips in total).
Sheet size: 280 x 50 cm + small margins.
Condition: Very good, despite minor scattered stains and folded or torn edges. Repair to N°15 torn over approx. 20 cm.
Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé et anciens du papier peint DK 1935/1936 "L'Eden de Fucks en 23 lés avec 3642 planches et 1099 couleurs, l'original se composait de 26 lés, mais 23 furent gravés".
Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer : Papiers Peints Panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion 1990 p. 315. Color reproductions p. 214 to 219.
Exhibition: Presented at the Universal Exhibition in London in 1862; the Report of the delegates of the Parisian workers noted: "a very large painting representing a virgin forest of the most beautiful execution".
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