Le Corbusier: Tapestries

In addition to paintings, sculptures, drawings, and enamel work, famed architect Le Corbusier also created tapestries. ''The destiny of the tapestry of today emerges: it becomes the mural of the modern age,'' Le Corbusier wrote.

From 1936 to 1965, he made at least 27 tapestry drawings. His collaboration with Pierre Baudouin to turn his drawings into tapestries began in 1949. The work was done at the Pinton workshops in Felletin, France. In 1961 he worked with the weavers of Firminy to create 765 square yards of tapestry for the Palace of Justice in Chandigarh, India.

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Trois femmes sur fond blanc, 1950

Deux bouteilles et compagnie, 1951

Les mains, 1951

Nature morte, 1954

Bonjour Calder, 1958

Les dés sont jetés, 1960

Nature morte, 1965

Le Corbusier: Enamel work

This is the fourth in a series about the art of Le Corbusier,  which has so far featured his paintings, his sculpture, and his drawings.  His work with enamel took place in the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s, shortly before his death in 1965.

Characterized by bright primary colors, these works explore the human form, as well as his recurring motif of The Open Hand (La Main Ouverte).

From fondationlecorbusier.fr
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Trois femmes debout, 1956

Taureau à la main, 1963

Main ouverte, 1963

Icône, 1964

Femme en blanc, barque et coquillage, 1965

Le Corbusier: Drawing and collage

In the first post about Le Corbusier as an artist, his paintings were examined. In the second post, we looked at his sculptures. This post will look at some of his pencil drawings and one of his collages.

From fondationlecorbusier.fr

Pompéi, 1911

Portrait de M. Jeanneret-père sur lit de mort, 1926

Portrait de femme au fichu, 1931

Deux femmes en buste enlacées, 1932

Portrait de Charlotte-Amélie Jeanneret-Perret, 1951

Composition avec photo de la bombe "H" , 1952

Le Corbusier: Sculpture

In the first post of this series, we looked at examples of Le Corbusier's paintings. This post is dedicated to his sculpture, which he produced from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. These were all done in wood. Most were natural wood, though a few were painted in primary colors.

All images from fondationlecorbusier.fr

Mobile, 1947

Ubu, 1947

Icône, 1953

Femme dansant, 1954

Nature morte, 1957

Petite confidence, 1963

Panurge, 1964

Le Corbusier: Paintings

Most people think of Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris) as one of the most influential architects of the 20th century and are familiar with his furniture designs, but he was also a prolific painter.

In 1918 he met several artists--Amédée Ozenfant, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, Pablo Picasso and others--and developed Purism, a new concept of painting. He painted under his real name at first, but in later years signed his works under the well known pseudonym, which was first originally created for his architectural work.

He had his first exhibition in 1918 and continued to show his work and support the visual arts throughout his lifetime. Over the next few weeks, I will continue this series with posts about his sculpture, drawings and collage, enamel work, tapestry and engraving.

From fondationlecorbusier.fr
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La cheminée, 1918

Deux bouteilles, 1926

Deux femmes fantasques, 1937

Femme et mains, 1948

Adieu Von, 1957

Taureau, 1963

Gallery poster

Amédée Ozenfant, Albert Jeanneret and Charles-Édouard Jeanneret

New view of Corbu

All of us who appreciate the genius and eccentricity of  Le Corbusier have seen photographs and caricatures of him...the tiny round glasses, the bow tie and suit, chatting with Einstein, even painting in the nude. And all in black and white.

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At the end of 1953, photographer Willy Rizzo took a series of color portraits of Le Corbusier at the architect's apartment in Boulogne, his workshop at 35 rue de Sèvres in Paris, the National Museum of Modern Art and the studio which makes tapestries designed by Le Corbusier. At the time, three were published in Paris Match, but they have not been exhibited since. Through December 15, Rizzo and Fondation Le Corbusier are hosting a joint exhibit of the photos, which give us a completely new look at the man.

To enjoy more of these images, as well as an insightful post, visit Architizer.

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