The Eiffel Tower for Auction
Like New York City is often defined by its tall sky scrappers, Paris is also defined by the magnificent Eiffel tower gracing the Parisian sky. The tower was originally build for the Exposition Universelle, a World’s Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution in 1889, and had a permit to stand for 20 years only. Can you imagine not being able to experience this architectural icon in the 21st Century?
Detail: A series of sketches have been uncovered by a young British student showing the building of the Eiffel tower. This picture shows the summit with stairs leading to the lighthouse at the very top.
This week, I was pleasantly surprised to find an article about a self-taught English artist by the name of Warwick Herbert Draper, who drew some of the most amazing sketches of the Eiffel tower as a young student. These intricate sketches were drown between 1887 and 1890, when Draper was a student in the city of lights. They came to life recently by his grandson John Ritchie who found them tucked away in a folder in the family ancestral home. They will be auctioned at Duke’s of Dorchester on September 29, 2011. To read the complete article on Warwick Herbert Draper’s sketches, go to the Daily Mail UK.
Toil: A gang of riveters at work during the construction of the tower. Drawn in black pen, the 17 sketches show the entire process of the tower being built.
(www.dailymail.co.uk)
This drawing shows people entering their names at the Figaro newspaper office on the second level of the tower.
(www.dailymail.co.uk)
The Eiffel tower remains the most popular paid-for tourist attraction in the world
since it’s opening more than a century ago.
since it’s opening more than a century ago.
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