J.J.P. Oud (1890-1963) - Drawings, Plans, Letters etc. from the Archive of Gunther Stamm

J.J.P. Oud (1890-1963)
Drawings, Plans, Letters etc. from the Archive of Gunther Stamm

 

“Among the leaders of modern architecture in the first half of the twentieth century, one finds an impressive variety of personalities, at both the artistic and the human levels. Architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius or Le Corbusier were as innovative and distinct in the field of architectural design as they were extraordinary and sometime eccentric human beings. In each case a considerable amount of intellectual complexity and non-ordinary taste interacted with the more specialized field of architectural planning. Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (1890-1963) was no exception (...)” [Gunter Stamm, The Architecture of J.J.P. Oud 1906-1963 (Tallahassee, 1978)]..

The collection of drawings and documents from the estate of Gunther Stamm (1940-1982) presented in this auction (lot no.2466-2481), illustrates the important role that J.J.P. Oud played in the history of modern architecture, from his beginnings, his acquintance with De Stijl and Bauhaus and his public housing projects to his projects for i.a. town councils and large business firms. The drawings provide an interesting overview of all the stages of design and show the enormous versatility of Oud's architectural designs.