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Modernist Collection (page 3)

Background imageModernist Collection: Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet

Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright, novelist and poet
Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), Irish avant-garde playwright, novelist and poet. Photographed in the year he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: 1969

Background imageModernist Collection: Woman in blue dress with modernist pattern skirt and hat

Woman in blue dress with modernist pattern skirt and hat. Robe de serge bleue a volant ecossais. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageModernist Collection: Woman feeding chickens in dress for the Easter holiday

Woman feeding chickens in dress for the Easter holiday. Robe pour les vacances de Paques. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Marie-Madeleine Franc-Nohain from Tommaso

Background imageModernist Collection: Marion Davies by Autori

Marion Davies by Autori
Caricature of Marion Davies (1897 - 1961), actress, producer, screenwriter, philanthropist and lover of William Randolph Hearst

Background imageModernist Collection: Robert Breny

Robert Breny
Rbert Breny (1887-1953). Hungarian modernist painter Date: circa 1930

Background imageModernist Collection: Modern architecture of 1928

Modern architecture of 1928
A page from The Illustrated London News detailing modern buildings in 1928. Clockwise from top left: the new medical clinics in modern collegiate style at the University of Chicago

Background imageModernist Collection: Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats

Oatlands Court, Putney Heath - LCC 11-storey block of flats
Oatlands Court - LCC 11-storey point block of flats on the Ackroydon Estate on the Eastern fringe of Putney Heath. Date: 1953

Background imageModernist Collection: Ram Gopal with his Indian Dancers and Musicians

Ram Gopal with his Indian Dancers and Musicians - programme for performance at Cambridge Theatre, Cambridge Circus, London

Background imageModernist Collection: The Music Hall, New York Worlds Fair, New York, USA

The Music Hall, New York Worlds Fair, New York, USA. Designed by Reinhard and Hofmeister in a modern style with an egg-shaped auditorium. Date: 1939

Background imageModernist Collection: Paris, France - Palais de Chaillot - View of the Gardens

Paris, France - Palais de Chaillot - View of the Gardens (Architects: Azena, Boileau and Carlu) (1937). Date: circa 1940

Background imageModernist Collection: Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition

Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition
One of the Fountains by night. Barcelona, Spain - International Exhibition of 1929 - 1930. In a large park on the Montjuic hill

Background imageModernist Collection: Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre

Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre
Cumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Housing & Town Centre. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969

Background imageModernist Collection: Penguin Pool by Lubetkin

Penguin Pool by Lubetkin
The double helix form of the concrete ramps in the penguin pool at London Zoo designed by Berthold Lubetkin of the Tecton Group in 1934

Background imageModernist Collection: Khyber Intercontinental Hotel - Peshawar, Pakistan

Khyber Intercontinental Hotel - Peshawar, Pakistan. Now under new management. Date: 1975

Background imageModernist Collection: Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Abronhill

Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Abronhill
Cumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Abronhill. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969

Background imageModernist Collection: Palace of Catalan Music. Detail. Barcelona. Spain

Palace of Catalan Music. Detail. Barcelona. Spain
Spain. Barcelona. Palace of Catalan Music. 1905-1908. Modernist style. Built by Lluis Domenech Montaner. Colonnade of the first floor

Background imageModernist Collection: Lovell House Newport Beach

Lovell House Newport Beach
The steel framed Lovell House by Richard Neutra. The Health House built ion 1929 at 4616 Dundee Drive, Los Angeles

Background imageModernist Collection: Poster advertising New York Worlds Fair

Poster advertising New York Worlds Fair
Poster advertising the New York Worlds Fair. Date: 1939

Background imageModernist Collection: 1937 Coronation, annexe to the Abbey constructed

1937 Coronation, annexe to the Abbey constructed
An overhead impression of the temporary structure of steel framing and wood infilling, finished externally in plaster and treated to harmonise with the stonework of the Abbey

Background imageModernist Collection: Italy - Interior Design of the period - 1930s

Italy - Interior Design of the period - 1930s. Date: 1930s

Background imageModernist Collection: Hotel Hallway 1920S

Hotel Hallway 1920S
A hotel interior showing a long corridor off which are flights of stairs. It has the cool, minimalist elegance of the art deco era

Background imageModernist Collection: Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Muirhead

Cumbernauld New Town, Scotland - Muirhead
Cumbernauld New Town, North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Muirhead. Cumbernauld is the clearest example of a modernist new town vision in the UK. Date: circa 1969

Background imageModernist Collection: Blue Print for a fine career

Blue Print for a fine career, 1960 (c).Colour photolithograph recruiting poster, after Mike Buckley (APD 0222), published by HMSO, 1960 (c).In modernist style on a blue background

Background imageModernist Collection: Georg Brandes, Danish critic and scholar

Georg Brandes, Danish critic and scholar
Georg Brandes (1842-1927), Danish critic and scholar, regarded as the theorist behind the Modern Breakthrough of Scandinavian culture. circa 1900s

Background imageModernist Collection: Dome of the Horsess Pavilion. Finca Guell. By Antoni Gaudi

Dome of the Horsess Pavilion. Finca Guell. By Antoni Gaudi
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Finca Guell. 1884-1887. Dome of the Horsess Pavilion. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageModernist Collection: Guell Wine Cellar (1895-1897). Chapel. By Antoni Gaudi (1852

Guell Wine Cellar (1895-1897). Chapel. By Antoni Gaudi (1852
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Guell Wine Cellar (1895-1897). Exterior of a chapel. Catalonia. Spain

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Guell Park. Pinnacle of House of Doorman

Spain. Barcelona. Guell Park. Pinnacle of House of Doorman
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Guell Park (1900-1914). Pavilion House of Doorman or Concierge. Pinnacle

Background imageModernist Collection: Sculpture of the Laundress. Park Guell. By Antoni Gaudi (185

Sculpture of the Laundress. Park Guell. By Antoni Gaudi (185
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Park Guell. The Laundry Room Portico. Sculpture of the Laundress. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageModernist Collection: Chimneys at the roof of La Pedrera or Casa Mila by (Antoni G

Chimneys at the roof of La Pedrera or Casa Mila by (Antoni G
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. The Pedrera or Casa Mila (1905-1910). Roof detail lined with trencadis and enlivened by undulating forms. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Batllo House. 1904-1906. By Antoni Gaudi (

Spain. Barcelona. Batllo House. 1904-1906. By Antoni Gaudi (
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Catalan architect. Batllo House. 1904-1906. Interior courtyard. Barcelona. Spain

Background imageModernist Collection: Wood paneling ceiling of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (1852

Wood paneling ceiling of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (1852
Spain. Barcelona. Guell Palace. 1885-1889. Built by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Wood paneling ceiling of one of upstairs room

Background imageModernist Collection: Basement of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926)

Basement of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926)
Spain. Barcelona. Guell Palace. 1885-1889. Built by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Basement

Background imageModernist Collection: Dome of the Great Hall of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (185

Dome of the Great Hall of Guell Palace. By Antoni Gaudi (185
Spain. Barcelona. Guell Palace. 1885-1889. Built by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Dome of the Great Hall

Background imageModernist Collection: Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867). French poet

Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867). French poet. Image colored

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Andalucia. Fuenteovejuna. House Cardona. Built betwee

Spain. Andalucia. Fuenteovejuna. House Cardona. Built betwee
Spain. Andalucia. Fuenteovejuna. House Cardona. Palace modernist built between 1905 and 1908. balcony

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Fonda Espa?a. Renovated by Luis Domench i

Spain. Barcelona. Fonda Espa?a. Renovated by Luis Domench i
Spain. Barcelona. Fonda Espa?a. Opened in 1859, it was renovated by the modernist architect Luis Domench i Montaner (1850-1923) between 1898-1903. Glazed mosaic frieze. Detail. Restaurant

Background imageModernist Collection: Catalan Modernism. Original desing of tile of Arrimadero 31

Catalan Modernism. Original desing of tile of Arrimadero 31. Subsequently were manufactured by the factory of ceramic products (Hijos de Jaime Pujol y Bausis). (Founded in 1850)

Background imageModernist Collection: Catalan Modernism. Original desing of tile for the decoratio

Catalan Modernism. Original desing of tile for the decoration of the Guell Palace. Artist Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926)

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Catalonia. Santa Coloma del Cervello. The Crypt of th

Spain. Catalonia. Santa Coloma del Cervello. The Crypt of the Church of Colonia Guell (1908-1915). Built by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Outside

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Barcelona. Entrace statue of Ciutadella Park

Spain. Barcelona. Entrace statue of Ciutadella Park. The Marine, 1886. Catalan Art Nouveau

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. House Bruno Cuadros or House of

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. House Bruno Cuadros or House of Umbrella. Renovated building at 1888 for Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas (1848-1910). Modernist style. Detail dragon

Background imageModernist Collection: Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Park Guell. Built by Antoni Gau

Spain. Catalonia. Barcelona. Park Guell. Built by Antoni Gaudi (1852-1926). Dragon at the entrance. (1900-1914)



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