Arch Oboler Guest House (Eleanor's Retreat), project, Malibu, California, Plan and elevation
Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
1941
An architectural rendering from 1941 by Frank Lloyd Wright—graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper—proposing a low, horizontal guest house designed to tuck into the Malibu coast and frame expansive, sheltered living spaces.
You are immediately struck by the long, linear plan and elevation, the warm pencil washes that suggest wood decking and stone, and the delicate, precise lines on tracing paper that make the house read as an extension of the sloping shoreline.
The drawing exemplifies Wright’s late-career pursuit of organic architecture and the modern seaside retreat, showing how a building can be carefully sited to merge domestic life with rugged landscape.
Medium
Graphite and colored pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions
20 7/8 x 30 7/8" (53 x 78.5 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Arthur Drexler Fund
Accession
112.1992
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
