FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (American, 1867-1959) UNITY TEMPLE
TAFEL LXIV FRONT VOM UNITY TEMPEL
Wasmuth portfolio, original portfolio colored engraving with impressed Frank Lloyd Wright stamp and marked GEDRUCKT UND VERLEGT VON ERNST WASMUTH A.G., BERLIN; 23 by 14 in. (sight); matted and framed under plexiglass, 31 by 20.75 in.
In 1910-11 the German architectural publisher Ernst Wasmuth issued a pair of elegant portfolios covering the work of Frank Lloyd Wright to date. Among the most important architectural manifestoes of the twentieth century, the "Wasmuth folios" had enormous influence on the architects of the day, and have become world famous. Many copies of the portfolio were destroyed or suffered water damage in the fire at Wright's Wisconsin home in 1914.
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Realized: $750 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 38 : FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT (American, 1867-1959) UNITY TEMPLE
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