Lot 422 : FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

Frank Lloyd Wright - 1869-1959

Auction Location: United States of America - 2005
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Description:

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
WINDOW FROM THE ''BURSAR'S OFFICE" OF THE DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK

WINDOW FROM THE ''BURSAR'S OFFICE" OF THE DARWIN D. MARTIN HOUSE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK

measurements note
22 1/2 x 32 1/4 in. (57.2 x 81.9 cm)

ca. 1905

iridescent, opalescent, gilded and clear glass in ''colonial'' brass cames

executed by Linden Glass Company, Chicago

LITERATURE

David A. Hanks, Frank Lloyd Wright: Preserving an Architectural Heritage: Decorative Designs from The Domino's Pizza Collection, New York, 1989, p. 59
Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Frank Lloyd Wright, Cologne, 1991, p. 70
Thomas A. Heinz, Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art, New York, 1994, p. 99
Jack Quinan, ed., Frank Lloyd Wright: Windows of the Darwin D. Martin House, Buffalo, 1999, p. 11
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Complete Leaded-Glass Windows of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, p. 166
Julie L. Sloan, Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright, New York, 2001, p. 81
Jack Quinan, Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House: Architecture as Portraiture, New York, 2004, p. 133

NOTE

Eleven windows of this unique, rhythmic design were originally installed in the ''Bursar's Office,'' which served as Darwin Martin's private home office accessible by a separate entrance through one of the first-floor heating piers. Four windows from this series presently reside in the Martin House today.

Edgar Tafel joined Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin Fellowship in 1934, initially serving as an apprentice. During his nine-year tenure with Wright, Tafel supervised the design and construction of some of Wright's most important projects, including ''Fallingwater,'' the Johnson Wax Building, and ''Wingspan'' (the Johnson residence). After World War II, Tafel established his own architectural practice in New York, where he designed more than 90 private residences, 35 churches and synagogues, as well as numerous educational buildings, museums and interiors. In 1966, Tafel was commissioned to convert the main house of the Martin complex into a residence for Martin Meyerson, the incoming President of the University at Buffalo. Tafel remained close with Wright through the architect's death in 1959, and subsequently authored two books on Wright's life and career, as well as his own memoirs recounting his experiences with the archtiect.

Sotheby's wishes to thank Julie L. Sloan for her assistance in the research of the Wright windows presented in this sale.