CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) AND LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965)
Blackboard, designed for the Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris, 1958
oak, painted cork
27 1⁄2 x 55 x 4 5⁄8 in. (69.9 x 139.7 x 11.8 cm)
CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) AND LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965)
Blackboard, designed for the Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris, 1958
oak, painted cork
27 1⁄2 x 55 x 4 5⁄8 in. (69.9 x 139.7 x 11.8 cm)
Private American Collection Acquired from the above by the present owner
W. Boesiger, ed., Le Corbusier et son atelier rue de Sèvres 35: Oeuvre complèteVol. 7, 1957-65, Zurich, 1965, p. 198 A. Ruegg, Le Corbusier, Meubles et intérieurs 1905-1965, Zurich, 2012, pp. 364-365 J. Barsac, Charlotte Perriand: Complete Works, Volume 3: 1956 – 1968, Zurich, 2017, pp. 364 (for text regarding Perriand as the designer of furnishings for Maison du Brésil), 369 and 373
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Fogg Art Museum, Modern Quotidian: Furniture by Prouve, Perriand, Le Corbusier, Rietveld, 5 October 2002 - 30 March 2003
Please note this lot will be stored at Christie’s Fine Art Storage (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) for the duration of the online sale. Lots are available for in-person inspection on an on-request basis. Lots can be available for collection at CFASS the day after the close of the sale.
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