Oblique partial view of the east façade of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, France

People:

Lucien Hervé (photographer)
Le Corbusier (architect)
André Wogenscky (architect)
Vladimir Bodiansky (engineer)

Title:

Oblique partial view of the east façade of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, France

Date:

1952 or later

Description:

- A group of 178 gelatin silver prints acquired from Lucien Hervé in 1985 are of built works by Le Corbusier in France including: 124 photographs of Unité d'habitation, Marseille, 19 photographs of Maison A Jaoul and Maison B Jaoul, Neuilly-sur-Seine, 34 photographs of Villa Savoye, Poissy, and one photograph of a building, possibly by Fernand Pouillon, possibly located in France. The prints are of different sizes and show details and general views, predominantly exteriors of the buildings.

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

comp.: 18.9 x 16.6 cm

Reference number:

PH1985:0818

Point of View:

partial view
exterior view
oblique view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- This photograph is inscribed on the verso, u.l. to u.r. and u.l. to l.l. with lines and arrows in graphite to indicate dimensions.

Inscription:

numbered and inscribed - by unknown hands, in graphite, on the print, verso, u.c.: "90mm"; c.l.: "93mm" [diagonally]; in pen and blue ink, c. to l.c.: "XXI - 192" [sideways; "XXI" underlined]; in graphite, l.c. to b.: "02623" [sideways; circled]; and in graphite, l.r.: "65" [sideways; circled] stamped - in pink ink, on the print, verso, c.l.: "Photo Lucien HERVÉ / 31, rue Vineuse, [PARIS 16]e - PASsy 20 - 65 / MENTION du [NOM] OBLIGATOIRE / ses Droits de reproduction rése[rvés] - Copyright / OEuvre de Monsieur LECORBUSIER / ses Droits réservés SPADEM - PARIS" [sideways]; in blue ink, c.: "Photo Lucien HERVÉ / 11, Rue Soyer - NEUILLY-s SEINE - MAI 64-66 / MENTION du NOM OBLIGATOIRE / ses Droits de reproduction réserves / OEuvre de Monsieur LECORBUSIER / ses Droits réserves SPADEM - PARIS" [sideways; "11, Rue Soyer - NEUILLY-s SEINE - MAI 64-66" crossed out]; and in black ink, throughout: "Agfa - / Brovira" [diagonally; within stamped lines]

Location:

France

Subject:

architecture

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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