Pierre Jeanneret Committee Table LCPJ-TAT-14-B
Price on request
Historical Design
1963-1964
Teak Wood
355 x 71.5 x 138.5 cm
139.8 x 28.1 x 54.5 in
Pierre Jeanneret was a pioneer of mid-century modernist architecture and design, defining a new aesthetic vocabulary that placed function and order over embellishment and decoration.
In the early 1950s Jeanneret and his cousin, the renowned architect Le Corbusier, undertook the urban-planning project of Chandigarh, India, conceiving everything from the city’s layout, to its buildings and their interior designs.
This Committee Table was created by Jeanneret for the Assembly in Chandigarh. The table exists in several versions, but a model of this large size able to seat 14 people very rarely comes to market, having been produced in an edition of less than 10.
It shows the rational concepts behind Jeanneret’s work, combining pure lines and geometric planes to achieve a bold sense of space. Created entirely from teak wood, a light and durable material, its main structure has curved, boomerang-shaped legs that form an X-frame to support the solid table top.
The timeless nature of Jeanneret’s furniture has led to its incredible market renaissance in recent years.
Provenance:
This piece was acquired directly in 1999 from the Assembly of Chandigarh during a sale of reformed furniture.
Requires Export License and Cultural Property Certificate (CBC) to leave the European Union.
Literature:
E. Touchaleaume, Alain de Gourcuff (ed.), Le Corbusier Pierre Jeanneret : L'aventure indienne, Paris 2010, p. 582.
Location: Paris
Artist
Pierre Jeanneret
Born in 1896 in Geneva, Pierre Jeanneret graduated from the Geneva School of Fine Arts in 1921 and moved to Paris this same year. Since then, he became his cousin Le Corbusier’s closest associate and he is perhaps better known for this collaboration.
