Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 25 May 2009, 06:00 pm
Lot 32
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 (CH)
Nature morte, bouteilles, verres et carafes, 1942-55
Collage and mixed media on paper mounted on backing cardboard.
H 635 mm W 485 mm.
(Frame). Signed with the monogram and dated: "42-55".
| CHF | 45'000 / 50'000 |
| EUR | 39'000 / 43'000 |
| USD | 48'000 / 54'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 50'000
Annotation:
Lower left dated and signed dedication for Françoise Leduc: "Pour Françoise la gentille "tapissière" des temps ... Avec l'amitié de Le Corbusier Mai 1955".
Provenance: Françoise Leduc,;
Swiss private property.
Certificate of authenticity: Letter with written certificate of authenticity by Michel Richard, Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris, 15. September 2008.
Archivno. 128.
Literature: see. Naïma Jornod, Jean-Pierre Jornod. Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret), Catalogue Raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Tome II. Milano, Skira editore, 2005. No. 317 (illustration) and No. 323 (color illustration).
Annotation: At the Archive of the Fondation Le Corbusier is the correspondance between Le Corbusier and Madame Françoise Leduc, which refers to this work. The correspondance confirms that the present work is a wedding present from Le Corbusier for Françoise Leduc, given in 1955.