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Sheet of Wallpaper with Umbellifers, Butterflies, and Dragonflies
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Sheet of Wallpaper with Umbellifers, Butterflies, and Dragonflies

Theo Nieuwenhuis · 1894 · color lithography; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

In 1906 the painter and graphic artist Willem Witsen had a room of his house on Amsterdam’s Oosterpark lined with this wallpaper. He chose the pattern with yellow umbellifers on a purple background. The receipts have been preserved and we know that Witsen ordered 200 sheets of paper at 25 cents a piece. Except for some discolouration, the wallpaper in this room is still intact.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
designprintflowersinsects: dragon-flyinsects: butterfly
Credit lineBlad behangselpapier met schermbloemen, vlinders en libellen. 1894. Theo Nieuwenhuis. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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