Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors, Drawings and Multiples
Monday, 03 June 2019, 06:00 pm
Lot 20
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 (CH)
Deux féminins, deux tasses à thé et coupe de fruits, 1959
Collage and india ink on paper.
H 430 mm W 560 mm.
Signed and dated lower right: L-C, 20-59.
| * | CHF | 15'000 / 20'000 |
| * | EUR | 14'000 / 18'000 |
| * | USD | 15'000 / 20'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 30'000
Annotation:
(Frame).
Provenance:
Jean-Pierre Jornod;
Borzo Gallery, Amsterdam;
Dutch private property.
Annotation:
The present work is inspired by the drawing "Des fruits, deux femmes, deux tasses à thé, 1928". This drawing again was the draft for the paintings "Deux femmes étendues au compotier, 1935", "Deux femmes étendues, 1940" and "Deux femmes au compotier, 1945".
The present work is registered at the Archive of Mme Naïma Jornod und M. Jean-Pierre Jornod, Geneva, and will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue of Works on Paper.