Le Corbusier painted pictures that were potential sculptures. After World War II, the artistic Breton carpenter Joseph Savina asked for permission to render these compositions as sculptures. Le Corbusier agreed, and prepared for him a series of large sketches, which Savina transposed into sculptures. Thus began a fruitful collaboration. Le Corbusier supervised and completed Savina's executions. He partially painted the sculptures, partly left their natural wood surface exposed.

L-C: "Pictures were painted… which according to their nature were sculptures… but where does the sculpture begin, or the painting, or the architecture?"

The sea / 1962 Wood: iroco, polychrome Height: 92 cm / 36 1/4 in.	1963 / Icon Mahogany, polychrome Height: 92 cm / 36 1/4 in.
Woman / 1962 Wood: Mahogany, polychrome Height: 183 cm / 72 in.	1962 / Ozon Wood: iroco Height: 92 cm / 36 1/4 in.

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