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Mr. and Mrs. James Bryan Christie House, Bernardsville, NJ (Exterior perspective from east)

Mr. and Mrs. James Bryan Christie House, Bernardsville, NJ (Exterior perspective from east)

Frank Lloyd Wright
American, 1867–1959
1940
An exterior perspective drawn in pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper in which Frank Lloyd Wright presents a low, horizontal house carefully sited among trees to show how the design fits into its landscape.
You notice first the long, ribbonlike horizontals of roof and foundation, the soft colored-pencil washes of trees and lawn, and the precise hatchwork that makes the house feel gently nestled into the slope.
The drawing distills Wright’s Usonian ideals—low planes, open living, and integration with nature—and exemplifies how architectural renderings shaped the look and reception of modern American residential design.
Medium
Pencil and colored pencil on tracing paper
Dimensions
18 x 35 1/2" (45.7 x 90.2 cm)
Classification
Credit
Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr.
Accession
456.1972
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