Travel Sketch
by Louis Kahn
1951-53
Travel Sketch
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A monochrome mural sketch drawn by American architect Louis Khan during his illuminating trip to Egypt whilst teaching at Yale University. He saw the pyramids, not only as enormous masses, timeless and eternal, but also as vehicles of light and reflectors of the sun’s rays, seen by the heavily contrasting shadows. This renewed awe of historical design played a pivotal role in the development of Khan’s iconic monumental and monolithic architectural style. Formerly using light weight steel structures, he then went on to exclusively build with masonry and reinforced concrete.
Print Size: 40 x 30cm
Giclée printed on Hahnemühle 60% hemp fine art paper with conservation grade mount board and spacers.
Float mounted within a hand-crafted FSC timber frame and fitted with a poplar subframe, for additional structural support, and to allow the frame to sit flush against the wall.
UV filtering, anti-reflective glass.
Hand painted and waxed finish.
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