File this under yet another beautiful Edward Osborn watercolor rendering.
The color palette and trademark cloud formations are similar to the
Central Auto Stage Terminal rendering posted last month. Though these apartments were never realized, it’s more proof that the 1920′s produced some of the finest architecture in Seattle. Click for the high res copy.
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| Rowe Apartments, architectural rendering by Edward Osborn. Pencil and watercolor on board, 1923-1927. Born and educated in England, Edward Osborn arrived in Seattle about 1910 and worked as a delineator for several well-known architectural firms. From 1920-1930, he occasionally worked as an independant designer. Osborn was known especially for his watercolor renderings. While design specifications exist for a few of the apartments Osborn was either commissioned to design or those that he put out for speculative bids, the name Rowe apartments does not appear among them. Image courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division. |
Are these available anywhere as wall prints/posters?
Where were these supposed to be built? Oh, wait, this could be one of the “speculative designs” that he threw out there, hoping for a nibble. It’s a gorgeous watercolor and I’m with Colin–wall print please!
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