Author: Wright, Frank Lloyd
Title: View of the Bank and Office Building for the City National Bank, 1909. Pl. IL
Description: 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. Provenance: 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 and top margin of the print were damaged and torn (but repaired) due to damage sustained famous fire of 1914, which destroyed the architect's home and studio and most of the edition. The damaged piece is in the upper left margin, not affecting the image. The print has been cleaned and de-acidified. Text and title in German/Deutsch. Finely toned and exhibits marginal staining. Somewhat brittle. Very good. Mason City, IA. Dover (XLIXb); Storrer (1993) 155 & 156 - City National Bank & Park Inn Hotel; Hitchcock (1942) pl. 168; Florence Sketchbook, 1910 XVI. .

Keywords: GalleryArtist


See more books from our catalog: Art