Visionary design for a capital

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Visionary design for a capital

Date:

circa 1920-1921

Description:

- Design for a capital with two leaf-like forms springing from the astragal.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
ornamental drawing

Technique and media:

Graphite, watercolour and gouache

Dimensions:

sheet: 9.9 x 10.2 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0232

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet has been trimmed unevenly.

Inscription:

inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, l.l.: "Goesch"; l.r.: "Entwurf zu einem Capitäl [sic]" numbered - the draughtsman, in purple pencil, verso, u.r.: "802" [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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