Design for a capital

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Design for a capital

Date:

circa 1920-1921

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
ornamental drawing

Technique and media:

Pen and black ink, gouache, and medium grey metallic pigment

Dimensions:

sheet: 5.7 x 5.1 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0227

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet is discoloured and has been trimmed unevenly. Layers of cardboard were removed at various places on the recto, possibly during removal from a secondary support.

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "Goesch Capitäl [sic]" numbered - by an unknown hand, in purple pencil, verso, u.r.: "807" [written over another number]

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

capital
fantastic architecture
Expressionism

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

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