Lot 345
CHARLES RENNIE MACKINTOSH (1868-1928)
MEISTER DER INNENKUNST; HAUS EINES KUNSTFREUNDES II, 1901
Auction: Design Since 1860 Day Two | Thurs 15th October | Lots 246 to 524
Description
a folio of fourteen designs, complete with title page, text by Herman Muthesius, published by Alex Koch, Darmstadt, lithographic polychrome plates, original boards with printed title plate, with bookseller's stamp F. BAUERMEISTER/ FOREIGN BOOKSELLER/
plates comprising:
Plans of ground and first floors
Elevations of West and East Elevations (titles inverted by Mackintosh in his original drawing)
North Elevation
South Elevation
Perspective from South East
Perspective from North West
Perspective of the Music Room
Elevation of Music Room Windows
Elevations of East and West Walls of the Music Room
Perspective of the Children's Play Room
Elevation of the Bedroom Wall
Elevation of South Wall of the Hall
Elevation of South Wall and Buffet in the Dining Room
Perspective of the Dining Room
Dimensions
54.6cm x 40.4cm
Provenance
Estate of the late Eric Sloane
Footnote
Literature: Howarth T. Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern Movement, London 1952, pp. 157-163
Young A. M. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architecture, Design and Painting. Edinburgh 1968, fig. no. 19, p. 38, ill.
Macleod R. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Architect & Artist. London & Glasgow 1983, pp. 87-90
Billcliffe R. Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture. London 1984, pp. 70-75
In December 1900 Alexander Koch's design journal Zeitschrift für Innendekoration organised an architectural competition to design a Haus eines Kunstfreundes ("House for an Art Lover"), encouraging innovative homes that combined artistic vision with modern living. Charles Rennie Mackintosh, whose work had recently gained international attention following his exhibition at the Vienna Secession, was one of the entrants. Although his submission was incomplete when entries closed, the judges recognised its originality and awarded him a special prize. No first prize was awarded, reflecting the competition's demanding standards. Instead, Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott received second prize, while Leopold Bauer, Oskar Marmorek, and Paul Zeroch shared third prize. Despite not being among the principal winners, Mackintosh's design became one of the competition's most influential entries. Almost a century later, in 1999, a modified version of the House for an Art Lover design was built in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow.