Original 1934 Architectural Pencil Drawing – A Sluice – K. Pitchford – Leeds College of Art School of Architcture

Type of Artwork: Original Early 20th Century Architectural and Engineering Drawing

Artist / Designer: K. Pitchford (full name unconfirmed).

Title: A Sluice.

Date: 1934.

Surface: Paper.

Medium: Original pencil drawing with detailed cross-hatching and architectural draughtsmanship.

Details: A striking original 1934 architectural and engineering design entitled A Sluice, signed K. Pitchford and bearing the stamp of Leeds College of Art, School of Architecture.

The composition depicts an ambitious curved water-retaining structure set within a dramatic mountainous landscape, accompanied by detailed sectional diagrams, a reservoir plan and technical annotations illustrating water pressure and structural principles.

The drawing is particularly interesting for its combination of atmospheric landscape illustration, expressive pencil shading and precise engineering detail.

The artist is believed to have studied architecture at Leeds College of Art during the 1930s. A K. Pitchford of Leeds is also recorded in the May 1939 Architects' Journal among newly elected Associates of the Town Planning Institute, although a definitive connection has not yet been established.

An unusual surviving example of British interwar architectural education and design, with considerable decorative and historical appeal.

Condition: Antique condition with visible creasing, surface undulations, age-related discolouration, handling marks and wear around the edges and corners. Please examine all photographs carefully. Unframed.

Size approx. 76 x 56 cm

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