Artist

Le Corbusier

Portrait of Le Corbusier

French, 1887–1965

Le Corbusier was a French artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art.

Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, known as Le Corbusier, was a French-Swiss architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland to French-speaking Swiss parents and acquired French nationality in 1930. He designed buildings in Europe, Japan, India, and the Americas during a five-decade career. He considered that "the roots of modern architecture are to be found in Viollet-le-Duc."

Collections represented

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