Biography

Le Corbusier, actually Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, was a Swiss-French architect, architectural theorist, urban planner, painter, draughtsman, sculptor and furniture designer.

He was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, but his new ideas also triggered controversies, some of which are still controversial today. Since 2016, 17 of his buildings have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

He first adopted his pseudonym Le Corbusier in 1920 in the magazine L’Esprit nouveau (English Raven), based on the name of his great-grandmother Lecorbésier and von corbeau.

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ARTWORKS Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier
La Guitare, 1957
black casein paint on rhodoid film with burr
71.5 x 43.5 cm
Le Corbusier
La Guitare

1957

black casein paint on rhodoid film with burr

71.5 x 43.5 cm

monogrammed and dated

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Literature

  • Le Corbusier, Heiner Hachmeister, Peter Wilson, Hachmeister Verlag, 2012, pages 48f, illustration number 12
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Le Corbusier
Tête de Minotaure, 1955
India ink and water color on paper
55 x 41 cm
Le Corbusier
Tête de Minotaure

1955

India ink and water color on paper

55 x 41 cm

signed and dated

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Literature

Heiner Hachmeister/Peter Wilson, Le Corbuiser, München: Hachmeister Verlag, 2012, page 58

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Le Corbusier
La Religieuse (the Nun)
collage and India ink on colored paper
33 x 43 cm
Le Corbusier
La Religieuse (the Nun)

collage and India ink on colored paper

33 x 43 cm

monogrammed middle right

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Provenance

Camillos Kouros Gallery, New York Fiorella Urbinati Gallery, Los Angeles Private collection, Switzerland

Mrs. Heidi Weber has orally confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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