Auchinibert is a large detached house outside Killearn, Stirlingshire, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Francis J Shand and largely completed in 1908, and the only one of the six houses built to Mackintoshs designs, that bears Tudor influences.
Set of eight architectural drawings for Auchinibert, Killearn by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, 1906
Courtesy Glasgow University Library
Details
- Medium:
- ink wash on linen
- Dimensions:
- Various
- Art Fund grant:
- £6,500 ( Total: £13,000)
- Acquired in:
- 2015
Sets of architectural drawings in Mackintoshs own hand are extremely rare, with sets for only two other buildings known to have survived. This set of plans, elevations and a cross-section for Auchinibert have been identified as in Mackintoshs hand, with annotations by the architect as well as amendments showing later alterations to the house. The drawings now join the pre-eminent collection of work by Mackintosh at the Hunterian, where they will complement existing holdings of drawings for Auchinibert and provide valuable insight into the architects working process.
Provenance
Francis Shand / Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh; Campbell, Hislop & Welsh (subsequently Hislop, Welsh & Humphrey), c. 1910 till at least 1982; sold at Phillips, November 2000, lot 416; the present owner
Venue details
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