- 320
Le Corbusier
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Le Corbusier
- Nature morte aux bouteilles, verres et carafes
- Signed with the initials L-C and dated 42-55 (towards lower right); inscribed "Pour Françoise la gentille tapissière des temps ... Avec l'amitié de Le Corbusier Mai 1955" (lower left)
Go𒁃uache, oil, pen and ink and collage on paper laid down o🐽n card
- 24 7/8 by 19 1/8 in.
- 63.4 by 48.5 cm
Provenance
Françoise Leduc (acquired from the artist in 1955)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Germann Auktionshaus, May 25, 2009, lot 32
Literature
Naïma & Jean-Pierre Jornod, Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret), Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. II, Milan, 2005, no. 317 & no. 323, illustrated
Condition
in generally good condition. Laid down to a somewhat acidic card, the sheet is time darkened. there are scattered fox marks mainly at upper right . The laying down was somewhat unevenly done and there are some creases along lower edge as a result. The paper is torn horizontally just under the black sheet, near center about 2 inches in length. There are a number of small tears near lower right corner and there are pinholes at all corners. scattered studio stains are original to the work. Some cracking in thickest pigments (mainly in the upper central striped element).
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An existing correspondence between Le Corbusier and Madame Françoise Leduc (Foundation Le Corbusier) states that the present work was a wedding present from Le Corbusier to Françoise Leduc in 1955.