$32,400
Switzerland, c.
1950 carved teak 27½ w x 37¼ h in (70 x 95 cm)
This carved bas-relief was designed by Le Corbusier for the Capital Complex Building in Chandigarh, India. The wood reliefs were pressed into wet cement providing decoration to the austere architecture.Signed to lower right: [L.C.]. provenance: The Capital Complex building, Chandigarh, India | Giani Rattan Singh | Private collection, New York literature: Le Corbusier, Palais de l’Assemblée de Chandigarh , Krustrup, fig. 28 Le Poème de l’Angle Droit , Le Corbusier, pg. 15
result: $32,400
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2008-05-18