Drawing, "First Studies for the Villa Stein-de Monzie, Garches, France", 1926
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We acquired this object in 1936
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- Object ID: 18343859
- Accession Number: 1936-60-1
- Acquired: 1936
- Short URL: http://cprhw.tt/o/2C1Zr/
- Drawing, "First Studies for the Villa Stein-de Monzie, Garches, France", 1926. 1926. Graphite on white paperboard, mounted on canvas. Museum purchase from James B. Ford and Peter Cooper Hewitt Estate Funds. 1936-60-1.
- Period: early Modern
Various working sketches scattered over page. Floor plans at center and lower left; one elevation at center, left; two exterior aerial perspectives above, two exterior aerial perspectives below, plus additional notations.
This drawing is graphite on white paperboard, mounted on canvas. Its dimensions are: 31.9 x 24.1 cm (12 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.).
It is signed See inscriptions
and inscribed 1936-60-1 through 1936-60-8-2 (formerly -60-8b) originally mounted together on canvas, since separated. Inscription remains between 1936-60-8-1 (formerly -60-8a) and 1936-60-8-2 (formerly -60-8b), but applies to all nine pieces.
Inscribed in pen in black ink, on left: Premiers croquis fait/ en 1926/ (Album à dessin)/ en septembre dans/ la propriéte/ "Le Lac"/ au bord du/ lac Léman: and on right: villa Stein/ à Garches/ achevée en 1927/ Le Corbusier (underlined).
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Museum purchase from James B. Ford and Peter Cooper Hewitt Estate Funds. Its provenance is Le Corbusier (Charles Edouard Jeanneret-Gris), prior to 1936 (Purchase) We acquired this object in 1936.
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