Le Corbusier

carved teak

Giani Rattan Singh, Chandigarh
Eric Touchaleaume, Paris
Private collection, U.S.A.
Sotheby's New York, December 9,2005, lot 172
Private collection, France
Wright Chicago, May 18, 2008, lot 298
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Artcurial, Paris, February 16, 2010, lot 22
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Eric Touchaleaume et Gérald Moreau, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, L'aventure indienne, Paris, 2010, p. 619
Galerie Patrick Seguin, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Chandigarh, India, Paris, 2014, p. 320

EN : The wood is dried out throughout the surface, with cracks and dents scattered and some lacks of wood on the edge. Some stains scattered. A small triangle of wood has most likely been replaced around the outline of the proper right circle (dimensions : 1,5 x 2,5 x 1 cm), visible on the catalogue illustration. The wood is actually plywood, some layers have been partially reglued with a few traces of glue on the egde. The reverse presents with humidity stains and white remnants (maybe paint). Two wood struts have been added to the reverse at a later stage. The colour of the wood appears slightly lighter in the catalogue illustration. //// FR : Le bois est desséché sur l'ensemble de la surface, avec des fissures et des enfoncements épars et quelques éclats au bois sur les rebords. Tâches éparses. Un petit triangle de bois a probablement été remplacé à proximité du contour du cercle droit (dimensions : 1,5 x 2,5 x 1 cm), visible sur l'illustration du catalogue. Le bois est du contreplaqué, plusieurs couches ont été partiellement re-collées et présentent quelques traces de colle sur les rebords. Le revers présente des tâches d'humidité et des résidus blancs (probablement de la peinture). Deux tasseaux en bois ont été rajoutés au revers à une époque ultérieure. La couleur du bois apparaît légèrement plus claire sur l'illustration du catalogue.
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