Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection

 

Artist

Le Corbusier

Nationality

French-Swiss

Artist Dates

1887-1965

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Date of Work

1959

Medium

Color lithograph

Edition #

20/100

Signature

Hand signed in pencil, lower right

Height

19 3/8"

Width

25 3/4"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Stored: FF_012_I

Location

UND Art Collections Repository

Artist Bio

Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) was a prominent international architect and artist born in 1887 in Switzerland. Le Corbusier studied chiefly under L’Eplattenier who taught him art history, drawing, and architecture. Le Corbusier is best known for his groundbreaking architecture built primarily out of steel and reinforced with concrete. His paintings also emphasized his modern architectural pieces along with the addition of geometric forms. Works by Le Corbusier can be found in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Museum of Modern Art and many other collections.

Additional Information

This is a special edition of prints based on a tapestry commissioned for the Sydney Opera House in partnership with Utzon, another architect ca. 1960. "Les Dés Sont Jetés" translates to "The Dice are Cast".

Condition

Very good

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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