LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pastel, crayon et crayons de couleur sur papier

Size Notes:

47,7 x 63,4 cm; 18 x 25 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1927.

Description:

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Markings:

signed le corbusier (lower left)

Condition:

Executed on brown wove paper, laid down on thick paper. Exteeme edges are slightly deckled with associated nicks and tiny paper losses. There are a few pinholes and small dots of paper losses to all four corners and towards the centre of the right edge. There are two small vertical repaired tears (approx. 1cm long) to centre of the upper and lower edges. There are a few scattered superficial surface scratches and scattered studio marks. The sheet is light stained. This work is in overall 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:

Zurich, Forum Fine Art Paris, Galerie Denise Ren, Le Corbusier, dessins et lavis "Jeanneret", 1918-28, 1952 (probably)

Literature:

Nama & Jean-Pierre Jornod, Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret), Catalogue raisonn de l'uvre peint, Milan, 2005, vol. I, fig. 162, illustrated p. 418

Provenance:

Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris Heidi Weber, Zurich (acquired from the above in 1971 and sold in her sale: Sotheby's, London, December 2, 1987, lot 406) Private collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale and sold: Christie's, London, February 28, 2018, lot 204)