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Lot Essay
cf. J. Sbriglio, L'Unité d'Habitation de Marseille, Marseille, 1992 for information about the Cité Radieuse.
The present screens were most likely executed after 1952, and are thought to be unique pieces. Probably designed to enclose a small space like an alcove or a cupboard, their precise use remains unclear in the absence of documentary evidence. According to the last owner of the screens, a resident of the Cité Radieuse, they are thought to be a special order placed by Lillette Rypert, a friend of Le Corbusier and teacher at the nursery school at the Cité Radieuse.
Each of the screens consists of three panels, two of which are fixed, and one hinged panel which served as a door. The exterior surface of the two fixed panels as well as the interior surface of the hinged panel are painted orange, while the interior surface of the fixed panels is painted in matte grey.
The present screens were most likely executed after 1952, and are thought to be unique pieces. Probably designed to enclose a small space like an alcove or a cupboard, their precise use remains unclear in the absence of documentary evidence. According to the last owner of the screens, a resident of the Cité Radieuse, they are thought to be a special order placed by Lillette Rypert, a friend of Le Corbusier and teacher at the nursery school at the Cité Radieuse.
Each of the screens consists of three panels, two of which are fixed, and one hinged panel which served as a door. The exterior surface of the two fixed panels as well as the interior surface of the hinged panel are painted orange, while the interior surface of the fixed panels is painted in matte grey.