A selection of eight plates from 'Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe von Frank Lloyd Wright'
Berlin, Ernst Wasmuth A.G., 1910.
'In 1910-11 the distinguished German architectural publisher Ernst Wasmuth issued a pair of elegant portfolios covering the work of Frank Lloyd Wright to date. Among the most important architectural manifestoes of the twentieth century, the "Wasmuth folios" had enormous influence on the architects of the day, and have since become world famous'. Many copies of the portfolio were destroyed in a fire at Wright's Wisconsin home in August 1914, and many surviving plates suffered water damage. These plates come from the estate of Donald Leslie Johnson (1930-2022), architect, academic, architectural historian, and Frank Lloyd Wright scholar. The English-language titles come from 'Studies and Executed Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright' (New York, Rizzoli, 1998). Reproductions of all these plates are to be found there, with the relevant number shown here in square brackets, preceded by the letter R. (1) Plate XIV [R21]: 'Concrete house originally designed for "Ladies' Home Journal"'. A two-colour lithograph printed on grey card (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; crease to the top left-hand corner, well clear of the printed border; in excellent condition. (2) Plate XV [R24]: 'Perspective view of Thomas P. Hardy house, Racine, Wisconsin'. A lithograph printed on white paper (202 × 609 mm); two vertical creases; paper a little foxed, with the left-hand portion a little discoloured; in very good condition. (3) Plate XXV [R37]: 'Ward W. Willitt's ground plan and perspective of villa, Highland Park, Illinois'. A two-colour lithograph printed on grey card (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; crease to the top right-hand corner, well clear of the printed border; in excellent condition. (4) Plate XXXIb [R47]: one of four under the heading 'General view of a city dwelling of Mrs Susan L. Dana, Springfield, Illinois, 1899'. A lithograph printed on cream card (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; card a little foxed; creases to the bottom left-hand and top right-hand corners (well clear of the printed surface), with minimal chipping to the latter; in excellent condition. (5) LXIII [R97]: 'House and temple for Unity church, Oak Park, Illinois'. A lithograph printed on tissue (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; short sealed tears to the top right-hand corner tip and the bottom edge near the bottom left-hand corner; in excellent condition. (6) LXIII [R98]: 'House and temple for Unity church, Oak Park, Illinois'. A lithograph printed on grey card (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; a pinhole in both top corners, with slight loss to the right-hand corner tip; tiny crease to the bottom right-hand corner; in excellent condition. (7) LXIV [R99]: 'Facade of Unity Temple'. A lithograph printed on tissue (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; some creases; a pinhole in both top and bottom right-hand corners, with a tiny piece of paper mounted on the verso behind each one for reinforcement; a few tiny chips along the top edge; in excellent condition. (8) LXIV [R100]: 'Facade of Unity Temple'. A three-colour lithograph printed on grey card (400 × 640 mm), with the blind-stamp of Frank Lloyd Wright; creases to the bottom left-hand corner and the bottom top right-hand corner, well clear of the printed border; in excellent condition - and now definitely priced to sell .... [8 items].
Item #129825
Price (AUD):
$3,500.00