Le Corbusier Swiss-French Modernist Oil on Canvas for Auction at 888 Auctions on May 9, 2019

Le Corbusier Swiss-French Modernist Oil on Canvas – May 9, 2019

Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring an abstract expressionist composition. Signed Le Corbusier on the lower right corner. Attributed to Le Corbusier (1887-1965, Swiss-French). 41 x 49.3 cm (16.1 x 19.4 inches). Framed size: 47 x 55 cm (18.5 x 21.7 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Le Corbusier Swiss-French Modernist Oil on Canvas – Lot #165 – May 9, 2019

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Le Corbusier

Le Corbusier (1887-1965) was a French-Swiss architect, designer, and painter who, along with Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, and Mies van der Rohe, is considered one of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Credited with pioneering the Modernist architecture, Le Corbusier popularized open-floor style edifices, the extensive use of concrete in urban buildings, as well as several chair and sofa designs.

“Architecture is the masterly, correct and magnificent play of masses brought together in light,” Le Corbusier once explained. He furthermore, said “Our eyes are made to see forms in light; light and shade reveal these forms; cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders or pyramids are the great primary forms which light reveals to advantage.”

Born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret on October 6, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. He studied visual art and, as a painter and was initially drawn to Cubism.  However, rejecting it later to co-found the Purism movement. He also helped launch the journal L’Esprit nouveau, wherein he introduced his groundbreaking essay the Five Points of Architecture, which was represented in material form by his building the Villa Savoye in Poissy, France.In 1955, the city of Chandigarh, India commissioned him as its master urban planner, many of the buildings including the city’s Legislative Assembly and High Court, are still in use today.

Le Corbusier died on August 27, 1965 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France while swimming in the Mediterranean.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 428 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ May 9th auction featuring the finest in FINE ART, COLLECTIBLES & ASIAN ANTIQUES 2019-05-09. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

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Monday, May 06: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, May 07: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, May 08: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, May 09: 10AM-1PM

888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. Auctions take place regularly every other Thursday at the auction house.  Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.

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