37 - Lars Lerup

Lars Lerup (Växjö, SW 1940 – 2025 Houston), “Nofamily House,” 1987, pen and ink, Crachis, and colored pencils on vélin; titled in pencil at the center bottom and stamped with Lars Lerup’s seal; 145 x 92 cm; mounted under glass in a white wooden frame; overall dimensions: 148 x 95 cm. Limit 720,- The drawing depicts the famous “Nofamily House,” one of Lerup’s most influential conceptual designs from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The project was created as part of his theoretical series “Planned Assaults.” Through it, Lerup critiqued the traditional single-family home in North America and the associated social and familial conventions. His drawings were considered “unbuildable” and served primarily as a philosophical and poetic medium for questioning the interaction between people, objects, and space. Characteristic of his style is the combination of precise ink lines and soft colored-pencil shading.