Visionary design for a town hall

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Visionary design for a town hall

Date:

17 March 1921

Description:

- Exterior view of a building with a central pavilion and two differently shaped towers on either side. The exteriors are decorated with colourful abstract patterns.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
illustration

Technique and media:

Gouache over pen and black ink

Dimensions:

secondary support: 30.0 x 35.9 cm sheet: 16.3 x 20.7 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0060

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet is glued to the secondary support along the t. edge. The application of the gouache buckled the paper.

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, t.: "Goesch Rathaus 65"; and u.c.: "17.3.21" inscribed - by the collector ? in graphite, on the secondary support, l.r.: "O.M.U." numbered and inscribed - by contemporary unknown hands, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.r.: "A27 [circled] / 21 x 16 / 30"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

town hall
fantastic architecture
Expressionism

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

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