Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1867-1959) Thirty-Two Plates with Fifteen Tissue Overlays from 'The Wasmuth Portfolio', 1910-1911 Lithograph 15-7/8 x 25-1/8 inches (40.3 x 63.8 cm) (sheet, each) Embossed artist's stamp to each sheet Ernst Wasmuth Verlag GmbH & Co. This lot comprising one portfolio containing thirty-two plates, fifteen tissue overlays, and pages 17-31 of original unbound German introduction. Accompanied by the 1911 Ausgeführte Bauten by Frank Lloyd Wright, also published by Ernst Wasmuth. This book edition of the Wasmuth Portfolio contains an introduction by C.R. Ashbee, printed line drawings and plans of Wright buildings, and corresponding black and white photographs. With one loose color plate of Unity Temple. The plate list comprising: Plate I: Winslow, with associated tissue overlay; Plate III: Winslow Stable; Plate IV: Heller; Plate V: Francis Apartments; Plate VII: Frank Lloyd Wright, Oak Park, with associated tissue overlay; Plate IX: Metzger, with associated tissue overlay; Plate XI: River Forest Golf Club; Plate XII: Study for Concrete Bank, with associated tissue overlay; Plate XIII: Quadruple Block Plan House; Plate XIIIa: Quadruple Block Plan; Plate XV: Hardy, with associated tissue overlay; Plate XVI: Ullman, with associated tissue overlay; Plate IXX: Quadruple Block Plan House; Plate XX: Heurtley; Plate XXI: Martin; Plate XXII: Bradley Living Room; Plate XXVI: Martin; Plate XXX: Cheney, with associated tissue overlay; Plate XXXIb: Dana; Plate XXXII: Martin, with associated tissue overlay; Plate XLIV: Millard; Plate XLVIII: Waller Houses, with associated tissue overlay; Plate IL: associated tissue overlay; Plate LI: Roberts/Waller; Plate LII: Gerts, with associated tissue overlay; Plate LVI: Coonley Living Room; Plate LVIa: Coonley; Plate LVIII: associated tissue overlay; Plate LIX: McCormick; Plate LX: Wolf Lake (fold out sheet), with associated tissue overlay: Plate LXI: Guthrie; Plate LXI: Guthrie; Plate LXII: Bock, with associated tissue overlay; Plate LXIV: Unity Temple, with associated tissue overlay. 32 plates & 15 tissue overlays Total. HID03101062020 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Folio, plates, and tissue overlays with areas of foxing, toning, and some water damage throughout. Fraying to cloth binding on folio, with paper flaps separated but extant. Lift to top sheet on some plates. Minor tears and wear to plate edges as expected with age and use. Plate LX is a fold out sheet, the folded third on the left is separated. Most tissues no longer adhered to associated plate, slight losses concentrated to edges throughout. Tissue overlay IL has an approximately 10-1/2 inch long horizontal tear to the upper edge. Accompanying introduction booklet in overall good condition, with overall toning to sheets.
Accompanying Ausgeführte Bauten magazine with split to binding and soft handling creases to edges.
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