Grande nature morte Indépendants

by Le Corbusier

Artist Le Corbusier (Schweiz, 1887 - 1965)

Alternate Title

Stilleben tillägnat Independenterna

Date1922

Medium

DimensionsBildmått: 114 × 146 cm Yttermått: 121,5 × 154,5 × 5 cm

ClassificationPaintings

Credit LinePurchase 1966

Countries

Switzerland

On view

Stockholm

RoomGallery 01:12

Object NumberNM 5918

About the artworkIn the interwar period after the end of the dark, chaotic First World War, a new radical architecture began to unfold. The ideal was to reflect the spirit of the new era, and many architects rejected unnecessary decor and ornaments that alluded to the past. Architecture grew geometric and abstract, with clinical, white walls and panorama windows. It emerged in harmony with influences from visual arts, as exemplified in the works of the architect Le Corbusier. He painted and sculpted throughout life, and it is hard to imagine his architectural designs without the links to modern painting. His ideas spread through lectures, and essays in magazines and books – including Après le cubisme (After Cubism), which he wrote together with the painter Amédée Ozenfant.
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Signerad i nedre högra hörnet "Jeanneret"., På dukens baksida: "Nature morte Independents 1922" jeanneret, Stämpel på dukens baksida: BLANCHET 38 RUE BONAPARTE PARIS 11 etiketter på baksidan Selected exhibition history Rosa segel. Svensk modernism i Moderna Museets samling (den 17 juni 2023 - den 3 augusti 2025) Moderna Museet, Stockholm

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