Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
French-Swiss
Artist Dates
1887-1965
Title of Work
Les Dés Sont Jetés
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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