Wallpaper
19th century
Rex Whistler (1905-1944) painted the panel (P.13-1977) to replace a missing section of a chinoiserie wallpaper bought by Mr Samuel Courtauld at Bath. The empty frame was designed to contain Picasso's picture L'enfant au Pigeon. This is a strip of the original 19th-century chinoiserie wallpaper (P.13A-1977).
Whistler was a noted painter of murals, as well as a book-illustrator and stage-designer. Perhaps his best known murals are those in the restaurant of Tate Britain.
Whistler was a noted painter of murals, as well as a book-illustrator and stage-designer. Perhaps his best known murals are those in the restaurant of Tate Britain.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Brief description | Strip of 19th-century chinoiserie wallpaper, related to P.13-1977 |
| Physical description | Portion of a wallpaper in the Chinoiserie style, related to P.13-1977 by Rex Whistler |
| Summary | Rex Whistler (1905-1944) painted the panel (P.13-1977) to replace a missing section of a chinoiserie wallpaper bought by Mr Samuel Courtauld at Bath. The empty frame was designed to contain Picasso's picture L'enfant au Pigeon. This is a strip of the original 19th-century chinoiserie wallpaper (P.13A-1977). Whistler was a noted painter of murals, as well as a book-illustrator and stage-designer. Perhaps his best known murals are those in the restaurant of Tate Britain. |
| Associated object | P.13-1977 (Original) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.13A-1977 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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