1675 - Streetcar

Streetcar 2 design drawings for the Mannheim tramway. Circa 1980. Each watercolor on grained wove paper. Each 27 x 43 cm (33 x 49 cm). Each with typological inscription, applied to the sheet. Each mounted under passepartout. Two watercolours depicting Mannheim tramcars from around 1900 and 1978. Executed in a precise, factual and documentary manner, the sheets, with their typological accuracy and restrained use of color, stand in the context of a widespread interest in the historical development of urban transport systems around 1980. - Isolated small, barely visible rubbing and stains. Overall very good. Each watercolor on grained vellum. Each with a descriptive label applied to the sheet. Each mounted in a passe-partout. A few small, barely visible smudges and spots. Overall in very good condition. - Two watercolours depicting Mannheim streetcars from around 1900 and 1978. Executed in a precise, objective and documentary style, the works, with their typological accuracy and restrained colour palette, reflect the widespread interest in the historical development of urban transport systems that prevailed around 1980.