MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH 1900 - 1901 Flower Season. Draughtsman: Prosper Tétrel circa 1898-1899. Depicting women picking flowers in a wooded park. Panoramic composed of 17 strips, (complete) produced with 1053 plates, 173 colors. Art Nouveau period block printing. Dimensions of one strip: 185 x 54 cm. Total height of one strip: 276 cm. Length: approx. 9.18 m. Condition : Never installed, excellent condition despite minor accidents and stains, full margins. Note: This panoramic is part of the "Grands Décors" and was only printed in 1900 and 1901, according to Fauconnier. It is composed in such a way as to make it possible to arrange paintings of multiple widths, from just one, two or three strips, to facilitate installation in a room. Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and old DK wallpaper 1935/1936: "1900 Les Saisons des Fleurs de Tetrel, 17 lés, 1053 plates, 173 colors, N°9421". Decor presented at the 1900 Paris World's Fair. A similar example in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (Inv. 987.521.1-17.)
Estimate
€2,000 - €3,000
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
30%
MANUFACTURE DESFOSSE & KARTH 1900 - 1901
Flower Season. Draughtsman: Prosper Tétrel circa 1898-1899.
Depicting women picking flowers in a wooded park.
Panoramic composed of 17 strips, (complete) produced with 1053 plates, 173 colors. Art Nouveau period block printing.
Dimensions of one strip: 185 x 54 cm. Total height of one strip: 276 cm. Length: approx. 9.18 m.
Condition : Never installed, excellent condition despite minor accidents and stains, full margins.
Note: This panoramic is part of the "Grands Décors" and was only printed in 1900 and 1901, according to Fauconnier. It is composed in such a way as to make it possible to arrange paintings of multiple widths, from just one, two or three strips, to facilitate installation in a room.
Source: E.A. FAUCONNIER's notes on Desfossé and old DK wallpaper 1935/1936: "1900 Les Saisons des Fleurs de Tetrel, 17 lés, 1053 plates, 173 colors, N°9421".
Decor presented at the 1900 Paris World's Fair.
A similar example in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (Inv. 987.521.1-17.)
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