Item #12-0520 Ground plan of E. H. Cheney house and a ground plan for a one-story house for an artist, 1904. Pl. XXX. Frank Lloyd Wright.

Ground plan of E. H. Cheney house and a ground plan for a one-story house for an artist, 1904. Pl. XXX.

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1910. Original lithograph on tissue paper. 15.94 x 25.25" (40.5 x 64 cm). Artist's embossed stamp lower center. Mounted on linen. mat and backing.
Provenance: The Prairie Avenue Bookshop, Chicago. The Bookshop recently closed and Wittenborn Art BooksProvenance: The estate of Blaine and Hulda Drake, who were members of the original class of fellows at Taliesin at Spring Green, Wi. They remained close to the master and later moved with him to Taliesin West, outside of Phoenix, AZ,. The corner of the print was damaged and torn off due to damage sustained famous fire of 1914, which destroyed the architect’s home and studio and most of the edition.
The missing pieces iare in the lower left sThe print has been cleaned and de-acidified.


has taken over the distribution of the Wasmuth plates.  Many of these were acquired from Wright’s apprentices and bear the marginal water stains from the famous fire of 1914, which destroyed the architect’s home and studio and most of the edition.
Text and title in German/Deutsch. Finely toned and exhibits marginal staining. Somewhat brittle. Very good. Oak Park, IL.
Dover (XXXb); Storrer (1993) 104; Hitchcock (1942) pl. 107; Florence Sketchbook, 1910 XII; 12-1/2. Item #12-0520

Price: $400.00

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