Deux Femmes. 1945.
Gouache.
Signed and dated "37 45" in lower right. On wove paper, firmly laminated on board. 35.7 x 44 cm (14 x 17.3 in).
Cf.: Le Corbusier, "Deux femmes étendues avec livre et bracelets", oil/canvas, 1934 (Jornod 156).
• In his oeuvre, Le Corbusier creates a synthesis of visual arts and architecture.
• Geometry and proportion determine this work.
• Subtly coordinated colors correspond to his color palette.
• "Deux femmes" is an important theme for Le Corbusiert. .

PROVENANCE: Galerie Schwarzer, Düsseldorf.
Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.

LITERATURE: Naima Jornod, Jean-Pierre Jornod, Le Corbusier: catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, vol. 1, illu. 374b.