MANUFACTURE DESFOSSÉ & KARTH - Lot 157

MANUFACTURE DESFOSSÉ & KARTH Normandy coast Based on the panoramic Paysages pittoresques by DUFOUR & LEROY, circa 1834-1835 (strips 1 to 5). Original life-size gouache model or project consisting of five strips, probably for a republication by DESFOSSÉ & KARTH in the second half of the 19th century. Dimensions: 208x53cm - Length: 265cm Condition: tears at top and bottom, stains and small accidents. Bibliography: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer, Papiers Peints Panoramiques, Paris, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Flammarion, 1990, page 312. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs holds the advertisement for this décor printed by Desfossé & Karth as part of their sales promotion (MAD, inv.51656B and MPP).