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Le Corbusier
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Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Le Corbusier: Unité d'Habitation Le Corbusier: Assembly building in Chandigarh Chandigarh: Open Hand Monument LC4 chaise lounge LC1 chair Le Corbusier: Church at Firminy Figure 114: Church of Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Ronchamp, Fr., by Le Corbusier, 1950-55. Savoye House, Poissy, Fr., an International Style residence by Le Corbusier, 1929–30
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Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Hagia Sophia. Istanbul, Turkey. Constantinople. Church of the Holy Wisdom. Church of the Divine Wisdom. Mosque.
Architecture: The Built World
"Deux Fantassins Casques (Two Helmeted Infantrymen)" Roger de La Fresnaye, 1917. Pen and black ink with wash, 30.8x19.4 cm
Cubism: Art and Artists
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