Important Design
Important Design
Property from a Private American Collection
Frank Lloyd Wright
Window from the Francis W. Little House, "Northome," Wayzata, Minnesota
Auction Closed
December 8, 07:38 PM GMT
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private American Collection
Frank Lloyd Wright
Window from the Francis W. Little House, "Northome," Wayzata, Minnesota
circa 1912-1914
produced by Temple Art Glass Company, Chicago
opaque, frosted and clear glass, copper-plated zinc came, original painted wood frame
52¾ x 16⅞ in. (134 x 42.9 cm) excluding frame
58½ x 21½ in. (148.6 x 54.6 cm) including frame
Francis W. and Mary Little House, Wayzata, Minnesota
Metropolitan Museum of Art, by acquisition of the house, 1972
Metropolitan Museum of Art, by acquisition of the house, 1972
David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage, New York, 1989, p. 85 (for related doors)
Thomas A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art, London, 1994, pp. 156 (for a related pair of doors) and 158
Diane Maddex, Fifty Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1999, pp. 98-99 (for related windows installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, exh. cat., New York, 2001, pp. 123 (for a period photograph of a related window in situ) and 126-127
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, pp. 220 (for a period photograph of a related window in situ), 222-223 (for a related window exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) and 224 (for a related pair of doors)
Thomas A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art, London, 1994, pp. 156 (for a related pair of doors) and 158
Diane Maddex, Fifty Favorite Furnishings by Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 1999, pp. 98-99 (for related windows installed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, exh. cat., New York, 2001, pp. 123 (for a period photograph of a related window in situ) and 126-127
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, pp. 220 (for a period photograph of a related window in situ), 222-223 (for a related window exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) and 224 (for a related pair of doors)