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"Scenic wallpaper inspires designers and collectors to dream their way not only into a bygone era, but also into a better one," wrote Walter Benjamin in 18th century Paris.
"From the earliest days of scenic wallpaper, the panoramic view...
1 - Travelers Resting near Durlach
Halte de voyageurs pres de Durlach dans la Carie
2 - Ruins of the Temple of Mars
Ruines du temple de Mars with view of Top Kapi Palace
3 - Smyrna and the Port of Assemkalasi
Vue de Smyrne, Vue du port d'Assemkalasi
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4 - An Aqueduct near Ephesus
Vue d'un aqueduc pres d'Ephese
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"Romantic visions of
Constantinople, now Istanbul,
these rare wallpaper scenes
were created in France in 1815
by the atelier of Joseph Dufour
with over a thousand hand cut
wood blocks, 16 by 19 inches,
hand painted in tones of gray
and brown (en grisaille, and
en sepia) and hand printed
on rag paper panels.
...
"Joseph Dufour was the leading
French maker of scenic wallpaper
during the French Empire and
and Restoration periods.
Known for fine engravings
of views of Paris, London and
Constantinople, he produced
a lot of wallpapers after 1815
for export to England and America."
-- Wendy Moonan
"Antiques: Scenic Views, Even
Indoors, On Wallpaper"
The New York Times 2/28/98
The scenes are true landscapes
with real ruins of antiquity
along the coast of the Aegean,
from Smyrna to Rhodes, from
J.B. Hilair's sketchbooks of 1776
About antique scenes -
"The panels open up
a space because they
are landscapes with
the illusion of depth.
Put one in a small
room and it will
immediately give
the impression
that the room is
far bigger. Put
one in a dark
or narrow room
like a hallway and
it immediately gives
you the illusion
of air and light."
-- Carolle Thibalt-Pomerantz
Paris and New York
author, dealer, collector
