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Le Corbusier, "La ricerza paziente" – Original Swiss Vintage Exhibition Poster

1980

About the Item

Original Vintage Poster, issued 1980 on the occasion of the exhibition in Lugano named after Le Corbusier's famous dictum "creation is a patient search". Depicted are his visualization of the Modulor (LCs anthropometric scale of proportions that he developed in the 40s) and a drawing by LC of the veins of a leaf with annotations regarding their arrangement and structure, dated '48. Further down the event program.
  • Creation Year:
    1980
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.43 in (59.5 cm)Width: 8.27 in (21 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    four horizontal folds; one vertical fold.
  • Gallery Location:
    Zurich, CH
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU131418101542
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