Lot Essay
cf. A. Brooks, ed., The Le Corbusier Archive, New York/Paris, 1982-84, vol. 17, p. 60, plan no. 26.426.
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A PARTIALLY PAINTED WOOD WARDROBE/ROOM DIVIDER, 1949
Details
LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965)
A Partially Painted Wood Wardrobe/Room Divider, 1949
fitted on one side with two sliding doors opening to reveal a hanging space, fourteen open compartments, two shallow and two deep drawers; the other side fitted with a recess
78¾ in. (200 cm.) high, 61¼ in. (155.5 cm.) wide, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep
A Partially Painted Wood Wardrobe/Room Divider, 1949
fitted on one side with two sliding doors opening to reveal a hanging space, fourteen open compartments, two shallow and two deep drawers; the other side fitted with a recess
78¾ in. (200 cm.) high, 61¼ in. (155.5 cm.) wide, 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Communal room, one of the nine lower apartments, Unité d'Habitation, Marseille.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie 54, Le Corbusier - Tapisserie dite de 'Marie Cuttoli' dans un environment de mobilier provenant de la Cité Radieuse de Marseille, May-June 2004.