Sheet of Wallpaper with Umbellifers, Butterflies, and Dragonflies, Theo Nieuwenhuis, 1894

paper, h 650mm × w 840mm More details

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.