ABN-AMRO Bank Project, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Elevation of Nederlander Boogie Woogie
Harry C. Wolf
American, born 1935
1996
An architectural elevation in ink on Mylar by Harry C. Wolf that lays out a proposed facade for the ABN‑AMRO Bank in Amsterdam, using repeated modules to explore rhythm, proportion, and cladding decisions.
You are struck by two interacting grid systems—the dense, dark, woven-like lattice of small rectilinear modules stacked into an L-shape set against a lighter, larger square grid—rendered with crisp, machine‑like precision that makes the drawing read as both technical plan and abstract pattern.
The work exemplifies late‑twentieth‑century architectural drawing that treats the elevation as a graphic object, bridging hand draftsmanship and technical plotting while tracing how modernist grid logic was adapted for corporate facades.
Medium
Ink on Mylar
Dimensions
23 1/4 x 23 7/8" (59.1 x 60.6 cm)
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Credit
Gift of the architect in honor of Philip Johnson
Accession
396.1996
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