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380 - Charlotte Perriand – Le Corbusier – Fernand Léger
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Charlotte Perriand – Le Corbusier – Fernand Léger A Proposal for a Synthesis of the Arts – Paris 1955 Le Corbusier – F. Léger – Ch. Perriand Tokyo, 1955. Original Franco-Japanese edition, 20 pages, illustrated cover, black-and-white and colour photographic illustrations. Dimensions: approx. 25 × 26 cm. In very fine condition. The loose leaf listing the works on display is missing. Rare original catalogue of the exhibition ‘A Proposal for a Synthesis of the Arts’, organised in Tokyo in 1955 and curated by Charlotte Perriand, bringing together the works and research of Le Corbusier, Fernand Léger and Charlotte Perriand centred on the principle of synthesis between architecture, painting, sculpture, furniture and the applied arts. A rare document bearing witness to the significance of the exchanges between Charlotte Perriand and Japan and to her research into a synthesis between architecture, art and domestic furnishings. Bibliography: Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand and Japan, Éditions Norma, 2008. Jacques Barsac, Charlotte Perriand – The Complete Works, 1940–1955, vol. 2, Éditions Norma, 2015.
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About the sale Sculptural furniture and functional art
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Auction time 09/27/2026 at 2:30 PM
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