Nine sections of woodblock printed wallpaper "West Point in New York" - image-1

Lot 751 Dα

Nine sections of woodblock printed wallpaper "West Point in New York"

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
18.11.2016, 14:00 - Decorative Arts II
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
Result: 4.712 € (incl. premium)

Nine sections of woodblock printed wallpaper "West Point in New York"

Mounted on five plywood panels. From the series "Les Vues de L'Amérique du Nord". Losses of pigment and substrate to the edges. H 210, total width 412 cm.
Zuber & Cie manufactory, Rixheim, mid-19th C.

Over 1690 woodblocks and 223 pigments were required for the production of this famous wallpaper design, which was first produced in 1834. It adorned the walls of the Diplomatic Reception Room in the White House during the John F. Kennedy administration.