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Le Corbusier — Totem; Portrait; Modular; Unité: two plates; and Don Quijote
Le Corbusier

Totem; Portrait; Modular; Unité: two plates; and Don Quijote

These works on paper showcase Le Corbusier's versatility as a visual artist beyond his celebrated architectural practice, featuring two etchings with aquatint alongside four lithographs that demonstrate his distinctive graphic sensibility. The etchings, published by A. C. Mazo & Cie. in Paris, exist in carefully defined limited editions, with the colour aquatint version numbered IV/XXX and the work without colours numbered IX/X, both denoted in Roman numerals. Spanning subjects from portraiture to his revolutionary Modular system and the iconic Unité d'Habitation, the works collectively reflect Le Corbusier's lifelong engagement with proportion, form, and humanist ideals.

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The two etchings signed and numbered IV/XXX and IX/X respectively in pencil (the edition for both was 30 with aquatint in colours and 10 without colours both in Roman numerals), ), published by A. C. Mazo & Cie., Paris, the four lithographs from unsigned editions of unknown size, all framed.

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January 19, 2017

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Le Corbusier, Totem; Portrait; Modular; Unité: two plates; and Don Quijote

These works on paper showcase Le Corbusier's versatility as a visual artist beyond his celebrated architectural practice, featuring two etchings with aquatint alongside four lithographs that demonstrate his distinctive graphic sensibility. The etchings, published by A. C. Mazo & Cie. in Paris, exist in carefully defined limited editions, with the colour aquatint version numbered IV/XXX and the work without colours numbered IX/X, both denoted in Roman numerals. Spanning subjects from portraiture to his revolutionary Modular system and the iconic Unité d'Habitation, the works collectively reflect Le Corbusier's lifelong engagement with proportion, form, and humanist ideals.

Medium
The two etchings signed and numbered IV/XXX and IX/X respectively in pencil (the edition for both was 30 with aquatint in colours and 10 without colours both in Roman numerals), ), published by A. C. Mazo & Cie., Paris, the four lithographs from unsigned editions of unknown size, all framed.
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Abstract Art, Twentieth Century, Master Architect, Mid Century Modern, Muted Earth Tones, Geometric Forms, Etching And Lithograph, Male Artist, Limited Edition Prints, Intellectual Mood, Etching And Lithography, Printmaking, Purism Style, Geometric Abstraction, Swiss-French Artist, Modernist Movement

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