Design
1933 (made)
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Design for a door hung on a pivoting hinge system for the project 'La Maison pour deux Sculpteurs'. Perspective sketch showing the door and hinge arrangement with the door closed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on tracing paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, design for a door hung on a hinge system, pen and ink on tracing paper, by Eileen Gray, France, 1933 |
| Physical description | Design for a door hung on a pivoting hinge system for the project 'La Maison pour deux Sculpteurs'. Perspective sketch showing the door and hinge arrangement with the door closed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Prunella Clough |
| Object history | These drawings (E.1137, 1138-1983) were probably prepared for illustration by line block. This project was not built, although models were made. Eileen Gray continued developing her designs all her life and many of these (E.1115 to 1172, 1174 to 1176-1983), are reworkings and extensions of her original ideas of the 1920's and 30's. This, combined with her frequent re-use of old paper, makes dating of many of the designs very tentative. See Stewart Johnson, 'Eileen Gray: Designer 1879-1976', 1978. There are architectural drawings by the artists in the Achive of Art and Design. |
| Associated object | E.1137-1983 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | E.1138-1983 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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