Visionary design for a capital

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Visionary design for a capital

Date:

ca. 1919

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
ornamental drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite and gouache

Dimensions:

sheet: 12.0 x 8.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0230

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- Two sheets of wove paper are glued to the verso, one on top of the other. The top sheet is ruled, addressed, and stamped with a "Deutsches Reich" stamp.

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "Goesch Capitäl [sic] 67" numbered - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.r.: "812" [on top of the stamp] inscribed - by an unknown hand, typewritten, verso, t. to b.: " ... STER OHNE WERT / ... o=o=o=o=o ... / ... Baumeister G o e s c h / ... H W E T Z bei Kulm / ... ====== ... / Westpreussen ..." [inscription appears to be incomplete]

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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