The Modernist French Garden: Design by the Vera Brothers

Drawing, Vue d'une Roseraie (View of a Rose Garden)

• pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Terrasse du Jardin au Soleil (Terrace of the Garden in the Sun)

• brush and black ink, black crayon, graphite on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Le Jardin de L'Aviateur (Garden of an Aviator)

• Designed by André Vera
• graphite, brush and black ink, black wash on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Le Jardin de L'Aviator (Ground Plan for an Aviator's Garden)

• Designed by André Vera
• black crayon, charcoal [partially erased], graphite, brush and black ink on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for La Roseraie sur Le Gazon (A Rose Bush on the Grass)

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and gouache, red watercolor, black ink, graphite on tracing paper, laid down
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Jardin d'Amour (Ground Plan for a House and Formal Garden: "Love Garden")

• Designed by Paul Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and black ink, watercolor, gouache, graphite on beige wove paper, laid down
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• architecture
• landscape
• gardens
• clients
• art deco
• geometric
• garden design

Drawing, Ground Plan of a Formal Garden

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and green, blue, orange watercolor, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• architecture
• preparatory
• trees
• gardens
• garden design
• ground plan
• geometrical

Drawing, L'If Noir dans le Jardin d'Amour (Black Yew Tree in Garden of Love)

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on cream wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• drawing
• flowers
• graphite
• roses
• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Galerie de Droite du Jardin Clos (Gallery to the right of an Enclosed Garden)

• Designed by Paul Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and black ink, graphite on cream wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• drawing
• graphite
• vines
• garden design
• landscape design
• structure

Drawing, Petit Jardin Close (Ground Plan for a House and Small Enclosed Garden)

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and black wash, graphite on cream wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for Title Page, Les Jardins d'André Vera

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Vue d'une Roseraie (View of a Rose Garden)

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and brown ink, brown wash, white gouache, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for Title Page for Les Jardins d'André Vera

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, gouache, black ink, graphite on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Garden with Small Flowering Shrubs and Evergreen Trees

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and white gouache, graphite on off-white wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Title Page, A & P Vera, Compositions Decoratifs/de Paul Vera/Vues de Jardins d'André Vera dessinées par Eugéne Verdeau/Meubles de Paul Vera/Coussins de J. L. Gampert

• pen and black ink, graphite on off-white wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, View of a Walled Octagonal Garden with Evergreen Trees

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and gouache, ink on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Design for a Garden with Geometric Parterres

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, white gouache, black crayon on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• perspective
• preparatory
• flowers
• squares
• vegetal
• geometric
• garden design
• architectural drawing

Drawing, Design for a Gazebo and Terrace Garden

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, graphite on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for a Gazebo and Terrace Garden

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and black ink on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Four Studies of Garden Parterres

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, black chalk, graphite on off-white laid paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• perspective
• preparatory
• vegetation
• gardens
• squares
• geometric
• garden design

Drawing, Studies for Ornamental Garden with Fountain and Sculpture

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, white gouache, black crayon on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Three Studies: Ornamental Enclosed Garden with Four Evergreen Trees Around a Fountain; Circular Fountain; Trellis Niche and Fountain

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and white gouache, graphite, black crayon on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Cour Carrée (Courtyard Square)

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on off-white paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• perspective
• trees
• gardens
• fountains
• repetition
• squares
• minimalism
• leaves
• shadows
• garden design

Drawing, Design for Garden Featuring Octagonal Fountain with Sculpture, Flanked by Hemispherical Trellises

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and white gouache, black crayon, graphite on cream tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for Walled Garden with Sculpture, Benches, and a Row of Five Conical Trees

• Designed by André Vera
• graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• perspective
• trees
• gardens
• seating
• statues
• geometric
• garden design
• architectural drawing
• cones

Drawing, Garden Rendered in Perspective

• graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for a Monumental Garden on Two Levels

• Designed by André Vera
• pen, brush and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, An Enclosed Garden

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on cream wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• drawing
• trees
• seating
• graphite
• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for a Garden with Gazebo

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for Garden with Path and Arbor

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for a Garden and Summer House with Gazebo and Arbor

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, graphite on white laid paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Walled Garden with Seating

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on off-white wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Garden on Two Levels Rendered in Perspective

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• perspective
• trees
• gardens
• squares
• minimalism
• garden design
• architectural drawing

Drawing, Garden Trellis and Bench

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and brown ink, brown wash, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Two Studies of Garden Wall Design with Columned Portico, Sculpture and Trellis

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Garden Trellis and Bench

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Study for Pavillon et Tonnelle (Pavilion and Arbor)

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, graphite on off-white wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Banc devant un Bassin (Bench before a Pond)

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, brush and black ink, brown wash, graphite on white tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Garden Recess with Pond and Statue

• Designed by André Vera
• pen and black ink, some scraping, graphite on off-white wove paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• preparatory
• antiquity
• symmetry
• gardens
• designers
• fountains
• nude
• sketch
• art deco
• leaves
• garden design
• landscape design

Drawing, Le Jardin au Soleil, Promenoir (Garden in the Sun)

• Designed by André Vera
• brush and watercolor, graphite on tracing paper
• Museum purchase from Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program Fund

• garden design
• landscape design

Book, Le nouveau jardin (The New Garden), 1912

• Designed by Paul Vera
• bound book of engravings and woodcuts on paper
• Collection of Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

• garden design
• landscape design