General perspective view of Como Orchard Summer Colony, Darby, Montana, 1909. Pl. XLVI.
Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1910. Original lithograph on 4-ply, wove, tan paper. 15.94 x 25.25" (40.5 x 64 cm). Artist's embossed stamp upper left. Archival mat and backing.
Provenance: The Prairie Avenue Bookshop, Chicago. The Bookshop recently closed and Wittenborn Art Books 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 minor edge wear, marginal staining; else very good. For University of Chicago faculty at Darby, MT.
Dover (XLVIa); Storrer (1993) 144, pp. 145-147; Hitchcock (1942) pl. 167; Brooks (1966) p. 202; Florence Sketchbook, 1910 VI; 6. Item #65-1891
Price: $850.00