Sketch of or for a portico

People:

Paul Goesch (draughtsman)

Title:

Sketch of or for a portico

Date:

circa 1920-1921

Description:

- Both the portico and building behind it have triangular pediments. It is difficult to distinguish the architecture from the background, as similar decorative motifs have been used for both.

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

theoretical drawing
illustration

Technique and media:

Plume et encre noire sur papier vélin; pen and black ink on wove paper

Dimensions:

sheet: 16.5 x 20.9 cm

Reference number:

DR1988:0088

Drawing Type:

line drawing

Method of Projection:

pictorial drawing

Inscription:

signed - by the draughtsman, in graphite, l.l.: "G" inscribed - the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "Goesch, Kirchenfassade" numbered - by the collector ? in graphite, verso, c.r.: "100 U" numbered - by the draughtsman, in graphite, verso, u.l.: "(56)"; and l.l.: "II.3"; u.r.: "K43" numbered - by an unknown hand, in blue pencil, verso, l.l.: "9327"

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

portico
fantastic architecture
Expressionism

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

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