Part I: Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculptures
Monday, 19 June 2023, 06:00 pm
Lot 31
Le Corbusier, 1887-1965 (CH)
La main ouverte, Version G, 1954
India ink and pastel on transparent paper.
H 190 mm W 410 mm.
In the center at the right margin signed with the monogram: L - C. Inscribed: Version G. Dated lower right: 28 aout 54. (Frame).
| * | CHF | 8'000 / 12'000 |
| * | EUR | 8'100 / 12'000 |
| * | USD | 8'800 / 13'000 |
Hammer Price: CHF 11'000
Provenance:
Galerie Arteba, Zurich;
Private Property Germany.
Expertise:
Mme Naïma Jornod, author of the Catalogue raisonné "Works on Paper", has approved the work to be authentic based on a high definition illustration. We are thankful to Mme Jornod for her kind assistance.
The present work is a study for the central monument "La main ouverte" a symbolic structure of the Capitol Complex of Chandigarh, a UNESCO world heritage site. The 26 meter high sculpture was posthumous built in 1985 according to the plans of Le Corbusier and is designed to rotate with the wind.