Le Corbusier - Constellation bas-relief for the Capital Complex Buildings, Chandigarh, India

Switzerland, c. 1950 carved teak 35 w x 27 h in (89 x 69 cm)
This carved bas-relief was designed by Le Corbusier for the Capital Complex Building in Chandigarh, India. The wood reliefs were pressed into wet cement providing decoration to the austere architecture. provenance: The Capital Complex building, Chandigarh, India | Giani Rattan Singh | Private collection, New York literature: Le Corbusier, Palais de l’Assemblée de Chandigarh , Krustrup, fig. 28





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