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Almine Rech

Le Corbusier Nomadic Murals

Sep 14 — Oct 22, 2022 | New York, Upper East Side

Masks are optional and hand sanitizer will be provided at the door and throughout the gallery. Opening on September 14, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com The gallery is open from 10 am until 6 pm.

Almine Rech New York is pleased to present Nomadic Murals an exhibition of tapestries by Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier organized in collaboration with Fondation Le Corbusier. This is the first time the gallery has shown works by Le Corbusier. The exhibition will be on view from September 14 to October 22, 2022.


With his tapestries, Le Corbusier found a form of expression that allowed him to combine the themes of his paintings with the challenge of the wall surfaces of his buildings. Connecting his initial experiments from the 1930s with his major compositions after 1945, this exhibition gathers his drawings, cartoons, and a group of woven artworks. In this way, it covers the whole field of his imagination, from still lifes to the female figures that continued to inspire him.

- Jean-Louis Cohen, architectural historian and curator of Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes at MoMA (2013).   

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Selected artworks

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Etude sur le thème "Nature morte Vézelay", 1939

    Le Corbusier Etude sur le thème "Nature morte Vézelay", 1939

    Signed and lower right "L-C / 1939"
    Graphite and pastel pencil on paper
    27 x 21 cm; 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in (unframed)
    46.4 x 40 x 3.5 cm; 18 1/2 x 16 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature morte avec verres et carafes, ca. 1939

    Le Corbusier Nature morte avec verres et carafes, ca. 1939

    Graphite and pastel pencil on paper
    26.8 x 20.9 cm; 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in (unframed)
    45.7 x 40 x 3.5 cm; 18 x 16 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Etude sur le thème de "Nature morte", ca. 1939

    Le Corbusier Etude sur le thème de "Nature morte", ca. 1939

    Graphite pencil, colored pencil, pastel on paper
    26.8 x 20.9 cm; 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in (unframed)
    46 x 40 x 3.2 cm; 18 x 16 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Projet pour Tapisserie : "Nature morte 65", 1963

    Le Corbusier Projet pour Tapisserie : "Nature morte 65", 1963

    Unsigned, dated lower left "Cap Martin / 18/6/63"
    Ink, grease pencil on crystal paper
    31.5 x 33.5 cm; 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 in (unframed)
    50.2 x 50.8 x 3.5 cm; 20 x 20 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature morte avec verres et bouteilles, ca. 1926

    Le Corbusier Nature morte avec verres et bouteilles, ca. 1926

    Graphite pencil, colored pencil, pastel on paper
    50.6 x 65 cm; 20 x 25 1/2 in (unframed)
    67.9 x 82.9 x 3.5 cm; 27 x 32 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Esquisse avec trois nus féminins musiciens, ca. 1950

    Le Corbusier Esquisse avec trois nus féminins musiciens, ca. 1950

    Ink, colored pencil on onionskin paper
    21.5 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in (unframed)
    41 x 47 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Le Corbusier Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Unsigned, dated "Bogota / sept 50"
    Grease pencil on paper
    22.8 x 33 cm; 9 x 13 in (unframed)
    41.9 x 52.1 x 3.5 cm; 16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Le Corbusier Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Signed and dated in the middle "L-C / Bogota / sept 50"
    Ink and colored pencil on onionskin paper
    21.5 x 27.8 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 in (unframed)
    41 x 47 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Le Corbusier Trois musiciennes, 1950

    Signed and dated lower right "L-C / Bogota / sept 50"
    Ink and grease pencil on onionskin paper
    21.5 x 28 cm; 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in (unframed)
    41 x 47 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Haute Cour, Chandigarh Vue de la partie inférieure de la tapisserie avec cotes et silhouettes, 1952

    Le Corbusier Haute Cour, Chandigarh Vue de la partie inférieure de la tapisserie avec cotes et silhouettes, 1952

    Gouache on gravure paper
    42 x 81 cm; 16 1/2 x 32 in (unframed)
    64.1 x 94.9 x 3.5 cm; 25 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature morte aux bouteilles et femme couchée, 1964

    Le Corbusier Nature morte aux bouteilles et femme couchée, 1964

    Signed and dated lower left "L-C / 1/64"
    Felt pen, paper glued to paper
    57 x 83 cm; 22 1/2 x 32 1/2 in (unframed)
    75.6 x 97.8 x 3.5 cm; 30 x 38 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Carton pour tapisserie (Marie Cuttoli), 1936

    Le Corbusier Carton pour tapisserie (Marie Cuttoli), 1936

    Signed and dated lower left "Le Corbusier / 36"
    Oil on cardboard
    114 x 146 cm; 45 x 57 1/2 in (unframed)
    121.9 x 153.4 x 3.5 cm; 48 x 60 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Les musiciennes, 1953

    Le Corbusier Les musiciennes, 1953

    Signed and dated lower left Le Corbusier 53
    Wool tapestry
    217.2 x 298.1 x 1 cm
    85 1/2 x 117 3/8 x 3/8 in
    AP 2/2

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Femme sur fond rouge, 1960

    Le Corbusier Femme sur fond rouge, 1960

    Signed and dated upper right L.C 60
    Wool tapestry
    215.9 x 381.6 x 1 cm
    85 x 150 1/4 x 3/8 in
    Edition 6/6

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Marie Cuttoli, 1936

    Le Corbusier Marie Cuttoli, 1936

    signed and dated top right Le Corbusier 36
    Wool and silk tapestry
    154.9 x 182.2 x 1 cm
    61 x 71 3/4 x 3/8 in
    Edition of 6 plus 2 AP

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature morte, 1965

    Le Corbusier Nature morte, 1965

    monogrammed upper left L-C, undated
    Wool tapestry
    222.3 x 304.2 x 1 cm
    87 1/2 x 119 3/4 x 3/8 in
    Edition of 7 plus 2 AP

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature morte, 1954

    Le Corbusier Nature morte, 1954

    signed lower left Le Corbusier
    Wool tapestry
    221 x 224.2 x 1 cm
    87 x 88 1/4 x 3/8 in
    Edition of 6 plus 2 AP

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Femme, bateau et cordage, 1932

    Le Corbusier Femme, bateau et cordage, 1932

    Signed and dated lower left "Le Corbusier / 1932" dated
    Graphite pencil, ink, pastel, water on paper mounted on cardboard
    21 x 31.2 cm; 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in (unframed)
    41 x 51.1 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 20 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Projet pour une tapisserie, 1958-1960

    Le Corbusier Projet pour une tapisserie, 1958-1960

    Graphite pencil on cardboard
    12 x 15 cm; 4 1/2 x 6 in (unframed)
    31.4 x 34.6 x 3.5 cm; 12 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nu féminin et nature morte, 1958

    Le Corbusier Nu féminin et nature morte, 1958

    Unsigned, dated lower left "tapestry C-M- / 29/8/58"
    Graphite pencil, ink, colored pencil, colored ink on paper
    21.5 x 34.3 cm; 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in (unframed)
    40.3 x 53 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 21 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Nature-morte aux trois bouteilles avec nu féminin allongé, 1963

    Le Corbusier Nature-morte aux trois bouteilles avec nu féminin allongé, 1963

    Signed and dated lower left "L-C / V/63"
    Chinese ink, colored ink, paper glued on print paper
    74.5 x 93 cm; 29 1/2 x 36 1/2 in (unframed)
    89.9 x 109.2 x 3.5 cm; 35 1/2 x 43 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Barque, femme accroupie, cordage et mains croisées, 1932

    Le Corbusier Barque, femme accroupie, cordage et mains croisées, 1932

    Graphite pencil and black ink on paper
    21 x 31.2 cm; 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in (unframed)
    40 x 49.8 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

  • Le Corbusier,                                      Femme au bateau et cordage et porte, 1932

    Le Corbusier Femme au bateau et cordage et porte, 1932

    Graphite pencil, black ink on paper
    21.1 x 31 cm; 8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in (unframed)
    40 x 49.8 x 3.5 cm; 16 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/2 in (framed)

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