Unidentified interior sketch

Hans Poelzig

1919-1923

A small pencil-on-paper study by architect Hans Poelzig, a quick exploratory sketch that tries to capture the feeling of an interior—its supports, shadows, and spatial rhythm—rather than a finished plan.

Loose, energetic graphite strokes gather into a dark, cave‑like mass framed by two trunklike verticals and a thin baseline, so the paper reads like an atmospheric impression of space rather than a precise drawing.

This informal study illustrates Poelzig’s Expressionist approach—using organic, sculptural gestures to imagine dramatic interiors—and reflects how sketching bridged architectural design, scenography, and modernist experimentation in the early twentieth century.

Palette

Art Terms

Architectural drawing Architecture Drawing Pencil Expressionism Sketch Interior design Organic

Exhibitions

Modern Architecture: International Exhibition

1932

Modern Rooms of the Last Fifty Years

1946

Visionary Architecture

1960

Modern Exposition Architecture

1936