Bogk on the market
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Roderick Grant
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Bogk on the market
The F. C. Bogk House (1916) is available for purchase from Christies International Real Estate for $1,500,000 + $900,000 if the buyer wants all the furniture. $2.4M isn't a bad price for the pristine masterpiece.
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There are numerous previous references to Bogk in the WC file; here's one of the more interesting ones, from a dozen years back.
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Hopefully who ever buys the house will purchase the furniture as well. Would be a shame to separate the two!
I highly recommend reading the section on the Bogk house in the book Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken Prairie School Collaboration.
I highly recommend reading the section on the Bogk house in the book Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken Prairie School Collaboration.
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I second that. Niedecken modified most of the furniture designs that Wright had drawn for the Bogk commission, and provided the remainder of the pieces made to his own designs---just as he had done for others of Wright's clients, and was concurrently doing for the Henry Allen and (without Wright's input) for the Robert and Adolph Mueller houses. "The situation in 1917 was not unlike that in 1909, when Niedecken had simultaneously designed and executed Robie, May and Coonley interior designs in Wright's absence." writes Cheryl Robertson, author of Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken, Prairie School Collaborators (cited by chen1947).
Of the Bogk house she writes "The Bogk's townhouse was one of Wright's last essays in the Prairie style; however, it incorporated aspects, like an anthropomorphic "Mayan" frieze on the front facade, that prefigured Wright's textile-block houses . . . The square floor plan organized around a central chimney harked back to the "Fireproof House for $5,000" . . . Yet, the fenestration and "mosaic" screenwall facade combining masonry, glass, and cast-concrete ornament was indebted to the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo."
Quoting Harriet Riddle (Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter 2, 1979) the author includes this paragraph:
"So that the house would be organic in nature, Mr Wright naturally wanted to design all the furniture and equipment to make them all one with the building. After letting him design a table or two, however, Mrs Bogk decided that they were too severe, so she called on Mr George Niedecken of Milwaukee, a man who had worked with Mr Wright several times and knew all his ideas and inclinations . . ."
Robertson concludes the section on the Bogk residence thus: "It was, indeed, a grand finale for Wright's Prairie-style architecture and for his fifteen-year collaboration with Niedecken."
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Of the Bogk house she writes "The Bogk's townhouse was one of Wright's last essays in the Prairie style; however, it incorporated aspects, like an anthropomorphic "Mayan" frieze on the front facade, that prefigured Wright's textile-block houses . . . The square floor plan organized around a central chimney harked back to the "Fireproof House for $5,000" . . . Yet, the fenestration and "mosaic" screenwall facade combining masonry, glass, and cast-concrete ornament was indebted to the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo."
Quoting Harriet Riddle (Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter 2, 1979) the author includes this paragraph:
"So that the house would be organic in nature, Mr Wright naturally wanted to design all the furniture and equipment to make them all one with the building. After letting him design a table or two, however, Mrs Bogk decided that they were too severe, so she called on Mr George Niedecken of Milwaukee, a man who had worked with Mr Wright several times and knew all his ideas and inclinations . . ."
Robertson concludes the section on the Bogk residence thus: "It was, indeed, a grand finale for Wright's Prairie-style architecture and for his fifteen-year collaboration with Niedecken."
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The current furniture isn't original though, right? It looks like something Ogilvanna cooked up with her rainbow palette.
And let's just note that this is a heckuva lot of house for $1.5M, much more than the recent pair of smaller homes listed for over $4M.
And let's just note that this is a heckuva lot of house for $1.5M, much more than the recent pair of smaller homes listed for over $4M.
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Some of the furniture is original (dining room set, desk) and some Heritage Henredon bought in the 1950s and reupholstered in the 19970s to Olga's specifications. Barbara Elsner did not like the colors chosen but was intimidated by Olga ... as bizarre as that may seem.
I agree, Matt: The prices for Bogk vs Eppstein/Pratt are out of whack. Even the $2.4M for Bogk + furniture is a better deal than $4.5M for Eppstein/Pratt.
I agree, Matt: The prices for Bogk vs Eppstein/Pratt are out of whack. Even the $2.4M for Bogk + furniture is a better deal than $4.5M for Eppstein/Pratt.
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Richards Small House and Bungalow were two single-family residences designed in Milwaukee. Don't they count?
The "maelstrom around the tragedy in1914" argument falls apart when it is taken into consideration that Midway Gardens was all but finished by August of 1914 and design-wise was in line with German Warehouse, Bach, Imperial, Allen and, yes, Bogk, not to mention the 2 unbuilt projects he designed for himself prior to the tragedy. FLW's architecture was affected by his travels and exposure to foreign influences. Taliesin could not have happened without his sojourn in Fiesole.
As important as Mamah was to him in his personal life at that time, she had nothing to do with his architectural development before or after her death. Three months later, he was dating Mad Miriam! One might make the argument that FLW compartmentalized the events, influences, loves, ups and downs in his life. If Sigmund Freud had gotten FLW on the couch, ....
The "maelstrom around the tragedy in1914" argument falls apart when it is taken into consideration that Midway Gardens was all but finished by August of 1914 and design-wise was in line with German Warehouse, Bach, Imperial, Allen and, yes, Bogk, not to mention the 2 unbuilt projects he designed for himself prior to the tragedy. FLW's architecture was affected by his travels and exposure to foreign influences. Taliesin could not have happened without his sojourn in Fiesole.
As important as Mamah was to him in his personal life at that time, she had nothing to do with his architectural development before or after her death. Three months later, he was dating Mad Miriam! One might make the argument that FLW compartmentalized the events, influences, loves, ups and downs in his life. If Sigmund Freud had gotten FLW on the couch, ....
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"The home’s new owners are a pair of Frank Lloyd Wright enthusiasts who are planning to continue Wright’s legacy by maintaining the home’s period details, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.
“We are delighted to have facilitated the sale of the Frederick C. Bogk House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpieces,” said LeGrand. “The new owners understand that this home is a work of art and a true part of American history, and they are looking forward to stewarding it through its next phase.”
Christie’s senior vice president Michael Jefferson, who handled the sale of the furniture for the auction house, added: 'This furniture collection is truly one of a kind, and we’re thrilled that the buyers of the Bogk House are honoring Wright’s vision and choosing to keep the collection with the home. We’re pleased with the outcome of this sale and partnership with Christie’s International Real Estate.' "
I guess "The only Wright-designed single-family home in Milwaukee" is set to join a list of Wrightian misstatements which include the remarkably frequent citing of a building as "Frank Lloyd Wright's last design."
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“We are delighted to have facilitated the sale of the Frederick C. Bogk House, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpieces,” said LeGrand. “The new owners understand that this home is a work of art and a true part of American history, and they are looking forward to stewarding it through its next phase.”
Christie’s senior vice president Michael Jefferson, who handled the sale of the furniture for the auction house, added: 'This furniture collection is truly one of a kind, and we’re thrilled that the buyers of the Bogk House are honoring Wright’s vision and choosing to keep the collection with the home. We’re pleased with the outcome of this sale and partnership with Christie’s International Real Estate.' "
I guess "The only Wright-designed single-family home in Milwaukee" is set to join a list of Wrightian misstatements which include the remarkably frequent citing of a building as "Frank Lloyd Wright's last design."
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