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The Museum of Modern Art
Sand cast

Sand cast, Le Corbusier, 1951

Le Corbusier, portrait

Le CorbusierSwiss, 1887–1965

Sand cast

1951 · Architecture

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

The Museum of Modern Art

New York, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: 13 days ago
Source: The museum's own collection data

On the map Museum page

Particulars

1951 · aged 64

18871965

Accession number: 257.2017

Sources

The Museum of Modern Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 13 days ago
Image: The Museum of Modern Art — © the artist or rights holder

Meanwhile, in the life of Le Corbusier

1950
Invited to build Chandigarh
At the invitation of the Punjab authorities Le Corbusier took on the largest project of his life, Chandigarh, the state's new capital, built over about ten years. He worked with Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew and Pierre Jeanneret, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru oversaw the work.
May 1950
First visit to the hill at Ronchamp
A convinced atheist who believed in architecture's power to create a sacred space, Le Corbusier first visited the remote hilltop at Ronchamp, saw the ruins of the old chapel and sketched possible forms for a new one.
1953 · Award
Royal Gold Medal

More by Le Corbusier

Les Terrasses, Villa Stein-de-Monzie, Garches, France (Scale model, 1:33.3), Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret), Pierre Jeanneret, 1926–1928 (model 1970)

Les Terrasses, Villa Stein-de-Monzie, Garches, France (Scale model, 1:33.3)

1926–1928 (model 1970) · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 145) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle), Le Corbusier, 1947–53, published 1955

Plate (page 145) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle)

1947–53, published 1955 · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 69) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle), Le Corbusier, 1947–53, published 1955

Plate (page 69) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle)

1947–53, published 1955 · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 55) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle), Le Corbusier, 1947–53, published 1955

Plate (page 55) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle)

1947–53, published 1955 · The Museum of Modern Art

Plate (page 49) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle), Le Corbusier, 1947–53, published 1955

Plate (page 49) from Le Poème de l'angle droit (The Poem of the Right Angle)

1947–53, published 1955 · The Museum of Modern Art

Abstract Composition, Le Corbusier, 1927

Abstract Composition

1927 · Art Institute of Chicago

Bol, Pipes, et Papiers Enroulés (Cup, Pipes, and Paper Rolls), Le Corbusier, 1919

Bol, Pipes, et Papiers Enroulés (Cup, Pipes, and Paper Rolls)

1919 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Still Life, Le Corbusier, 1920

Still Life

1920 · Not on view · The Museum of Modern Art

Neighbors at The Museum of Modern Art

Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, Ansel Adams, c. 1931

Ansel Adams

Rock, Bakers Beach, San Francisco, California, c. 1931

The Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Olive Trees, Saint Rémy, June-July 1889

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Saint Rémy, June 1889

Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night, Saint Rémy, June 1889

Goat Skull and Bottle, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

Pablo Picasso

Goat Skull and Bottle, Vallauris, 1951 (cast 1954)

She-Goat, Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Pablo Picasso

She-Goat, Vallauris, 1950 (cast 1952)

Pablo Picasso

Face in Profile (plate, page 21) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

Coupling (plate, page 17) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, Pablo Picasso, 1949, published 1950

Pablo Picasso

"Présence" (chapter title, page 13) from Corps perdu, 1949, published 1950

Sand cast — Le Corbusier · ART WIKI