"Sarrazin" Wallpaper

Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann, 1912

MEDIUMPrinted paper

DIMENSIONS36 x 22 1/2 in. (91.4 x 57.2 cm)

LOCATIONThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann 1879–1933 · France

His furniture took eight months to craft and cost more to make than he charged—a luxury so extreme it inspired Le Corbusier's revolt.