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LE CORBUSIER French-Swiss 1887-1965 Mixed Media

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LE CORBUSIER French-Swiss 1887-1965 Mixed Media
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Mixed media on board. Signed and attr. Le Corbusier with initials on lower left corner. 12 x 8 in. (30.5 x 20.32 cm). Few architects have a schnauzer that they name "Pinceau" ("Paintbrush"). Fewer still use their deceased schnauzer's skin and hair as the binding for a copy of Don Quixote. And there are few architects who can compare with the stature of Le Corbusier. This highly polemical designer hailed from obscurity in the Swiss Jura Mountains to become (arguably) the most influential urban planner and architect of the 20th century. He was one of the key designers who formulated the ideas behind a truly modern, avant-garde architecture during the interwar period. PROVENANCE: Private Collection (Toronto, ON)