Cour de l’hôtel de Beauvais
1926
Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg captured the grandeur of Parisian history in this sweeping 1926 sketch of the Hôtel de Beauvais courtyard. The drawing pulls you right into the center of this elliptical space, surrounded by massive, shadowed columns that support a heavy, circular entablature. Although Boberg is famous for his whimsical Art Nouveau buildings back in Sweden, here he pays homage to strict French classical architecture from the 1650s. The Hôtel de Beauvais is one of the oldest private mansions in the Marais district, and this sketch freezes its quiet, monumental atmosphere perfectly.
- Technique
- Pencil
- Material
- Paper