LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965). Le Poème de l'Angle droit. Paris: Tériade, 1955.

LE CORBUSIER (1887-1965). Le Poème de l'Angle droit. Paris: Tériade, 1955.

Limited edition, number 170 of 250 copies on Arches wove, signed on the justification page. Inspired by Mattise’s monumental Jazz publication, the Poème is ‘a tour de force in modern book production containing Le Corbusier’s only illustrations, drawn by the artist to accompany his own text, which is lithographed as written out in his own hand’ (The Artist and The Book). Composed between 1947 and 1953, the work ‘comprises the most complete compendium of Le Corbusier’s personal iconography’ (Richards). ‘This is no conventional poem. It is sub-divided into levels, each of which represents a particular colour-coded 'theme': and each level is further subdivided into free-form mini poems of varying number and length that explore their relative themes'. There were also 20 hors commerce copies and a further 60 sets of the 19 lithographs, each signed. The Artist and The Book 162; Richards, Simon. Le Corbusier and the Concept of Self (Yale University Press, 2003).

Folio (420 x 320mm). The complete portfolio, loose as issued, comprising 19 lithographs hors-text, and numerous lithographs en-text, in colours, on Arches wove paper, signed and numbered on the justification page. Original lithographic wrappers; glassine wrapper, housed in original card chemise and slipcase. Provenance: from the library of Sir Colin St John Wilson and M.J. Long.

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