About This Artwork

Louis H. Sullivan
American, 1856-1924

System of Architectural Ornament: Plate 10, Fluent Parallelism (Non-Euclidean), 1922-23

Graphite on Strathmore paper
57.7 x 73.5 cm (22 3/4 x 29 in.)
Lettered note at bottom left: "Note: Illustration of non-symetrical, rhythmical eqilibrium [mobile equilibrium]"
Manuscript note at top right: "LHS #10 Started 4/26/22 Finished 5/1/22"
Initialed and dated at bottom right of design: "5/1/22 LHS"
Leaf designs along right margin comparing leading weights 2H, H, HB, and 2B
Commissioned by The Art Institute of Chicago, 1988.15.10

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

Entire series exhibited at Art Institute, 1995: "Louis Henry Sullivan: from Paris to Chicago".
Individual plates exhibited as noted in Description.

Exhibit, 1987-88 (Paris, Frankfurt, Chicago, San Francisco): Chicago Architcture and Design 1872-1922; cat. no. 163. AIC exhibit, 1993: Chicago's Dream:.

The Art Institute of Chicago: "Louis H. Sullivan: A System of Architectural Ornament," Part 1 (December 24, 2006 - February 18, 2007); Part 2 (March 4, 2007 - June 8, 2007)

Part 1 features Plates 1, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, 18 and 19

Part 2 features Plates 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 20