Visionary design for the façade of a dwelling

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Visionary design for the façade of a dwelling

Date:

circa 1920-1921

Description:

- Design for a two-story building with a pitched roof. Although the building is traditional in its configuration, the details and decorative work are imaginative.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
illustration

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink, watercolour, and gouache, with some gold-coloured pigment, and possibly some gum arabic

Dimensions:

sheet: 21.0 x 32.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0139

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The u.r. corner of the sheet is folded.

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "Goesch Wohnhaus" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.r.: "728" numbered and inscribed - by the collector ? in graphite, verso, u.r.: "A16 [circled] / 33 x 21"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

dwelling
fantastic architecture
Expressionism

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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