LOT DETAILS
Materials:
ink and pencil on paper
Size Notes:
19,8 x 25,3 cm; 7 x 10 in.
Edition:
Executed in 1920.
Description:
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Markings:
signed jeanneret, signed with the initals L-C and dated 20 (lower right)
Condition:
Executed on tracing paper, not laid down, affixed to the mount along all four edges and floating in its mount. Edges are unevenly cut. There are two pinholes towards the upper left corner. The sheet is undulating with scattered small flattened creases. There is a crease running vertically across the centre of the composition where the sheet was previously folded. The sheet is light stained with scattered tiny dots of foxing. This work is in overall fairly good condition. Please note: Condition XVI of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. (Veuillez noter que l'Article XVI des Conditions Gnrales de Vente applicables aux Acheteurs (Ventes Effectues Exclusivement en Ligne) n'est pas applicable pour ce lot.) The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Zlotowski, Purisme et Esprit Nouveau, Le Corbusier et Ozenfant, 2014, no. 7, illustrated in the catalogue p. 61 (titled Nature morte puriste la guitare, la pile d'assiettes et au livre ouvert) Paris, Centre Pompidou, Muse National d'Art Moderne, Le Corbusier, Mesures de l'Homme, 2015, no. 4, illustrated in the catalogue p. 55
Literature:
Pierre Gungan, Le purisme & son influence internationale, Saint-Alban, 2020, illustrated p. 33
Provenance:
Heidi Weber, Galerie Mezzanin, Zurich