Paul Balin (1832–1898) was a French wallpaper designer and manufacturer.[1] Balin was active as a wallpaper manufacturer in Paris during second half of the 19th century.[2]
Balin was born in Paris in 1932.[3] In 1863 he assumed ownership of the Genoux company in Paris.[4] He received awards for his company's wallpapers at the Paris Exhibition of 1867, and at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair.[4] Balin was featured multiple times in The Decorator and Furnisher in 1890 for productions of decorative wallpapers.[5][6]
Balin held a dozen patents related to the embossing of wallpaper, which he registered between 1866 and 1884.[7] Between 1876 and 1885 he launched numerous patent infringement lawsuits against his competitors.[7]
Examples of his work are found in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[8] the Victoria and Albert Museum, London,[9] and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.[10]
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Wallpaper design by Paul Balin, circa 1850-–1873. -
Wallpaper design by Paul Balin, circa 1850-–1873. -
Wallpaper design by Paul Balin, circa 1850–1973. -
Page of the wallpaper sample portfolio presented by Paul Balin at the Vienna World's fair, 1873. -
Wallpaper design by Paul Balin, circa 1850–1973.
References edit
- ^ patrimoine (France), Ecole du (1993). L'oeuvre en multiple (in French). Documentation française. ISBN 978-2-11-002887-7.
- ^ "Paul Balin". Oxford Reference.
- ^ "Paul Balin (1832-1898) Research Papers - Academia.edu". www.academia.edu.
- ^ a b Wailliez, Wivine; Hougue, Véronique De Bruignac-La (14 September 2020). "0251 La guerre des brevets : histoire et produits de la manufacture de papiers peints Paul Balin". RIHA Journal (in French). doi:10.11588/riha.2020.0.76112.
- ^ "Interior Decorations". The Decorator and Furnisher. 16 (3): 77–78. 1890. ISSN 2150-6256.
- ^ "Decorative Development in New York". The Decorator and Furnisher. 17 (1): 6–7. 1890. ISSN 2150-6256.
- ^ a b Wailliez, Wivine (14 September 2020). "La guerre des brevets : histoire et produits de la manufacture de papiers peints Paul Balin". Journal of the International Association of Research Institutes in the History of Art.
- ^ "Paul Balin: wallpaper sample". mfah.org.
- ^ Museum, Victoria and Albert. "Wallpaper | Balin, Paul | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections.
- ^ "4999 - Renaissance". collections.madparis.fr (in French).