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Evening cape
(c. 1925)
Medium
silk (velvet, thread, satin), glass (beads), jet (beads)
Measurements
127.0 cm (centre back)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Mrs Krystyna Campbell-Pretty in memory of Mr Harold Campbell-Pretty, 2015
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Frank Lloyd Wright’s two-volume folio of lithographs Executed Buildings and Designs, also known as the Wasmuth Portfolio, is recognised as one of the most significant publications on twentieth-century architecture and design. The portfolio marked the first publication of Wright’s architectural designs and featured many of his Prairie-style houses. Despite its significance, questions remain over the authorship of the drawings, or renders, as little is known about their production.
There were numerous renderers working in Wright’s studio at the time, and it has been suggested that Birch Burdette Long, William E. Drummond, Harry Robinson and Marion Mahony all contributed. While not inscribed with her monogram, plate 15 has also been attributed to Mahony due to her distinctive rendering style, which emphasised the natural environment and was heavily inspired by Japanese wood-block prints.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
France
Accession Number
2015.648
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest