Visionary design for a round temple

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Visionary design for a round temple

Date:

circa 1920-1921

Description:

- Design for a visionary building, set in an imaginary landscape with pink trees. Six people sit under the archways of the building.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
illustration

Technique and media:

Watercolour and gouache over graphite

Dimensions:

sheet: 16.2 x 19.3 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0077

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

sketch elevation (drawing)

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- The sheet is perforated along the l. edge.

Inscription:

numbered and inscribed - by the collector ? in graphite, verso, u.r.: "A52 [circled] / 19 x 16" numbered - by an unknown hand, in blue pencil, verso, l.l.: "9229" signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in pen and black ink, verso, u.l.: "22. [crossed out with graphite] Goesch, Rundtempel." inscribed - by an unknown hand, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "15 [directly below "22" in inscription above] 150 [illeg.]"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

temple
fantastic architecture
Expressionism
round (shape) building

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

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