Villa stein de monzie le corbusier biography
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Villa Stein de Monzie
Built by Corbusier in 1927 for Gertrude Stein’s sister-in-law, Sarah, her husband Michael and their friend Gabrielle dem Monzie. It is considered one of Corbusier’s largest and grandest family homes of the period and an important milestone in his career.
Born Sarah Samuels, married to Gertrude Stein’s brother Michael, the couple built up an important art collection with a particular focus on Matisse. They are credited with financially helping Matisse open a school of art with Sarah as one of the pupils and bringing Matisse to the attention of the American public.
Pre WW1 the Steins gave Berlin gallery owner Fritz Gurlitt, nineteen important works of art for an exhibition in Berlin. When the war broke out they couldn’t tillgång their works and it fryst vatten reported that they were never able to get back their art, regardless of tracing it with the help of a private detective. The Gurlitt family later gained notoriety when Wolfgang and Hildebran
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Le Corbusier
The Early Years, Between La Chaux-de-Fonds and Paris (1907–1917)
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret was born on October 6, 1887, at La Chaux dem Fonds, a small town in the Swiss Jura specialized in watchmaking. In 1901, his parents placed him in the engraving and metal chasing course at the town’s art college. At the suggestion of his teacher, the painter Charles L’Eplattenier, he was admitted to the Superior Course at the college where he studied architecture. The result was his first house, the Fallet Villa, constructed in 1906-07.
In 1907, he made his first study trip abroad, visiting Florence, Siena, and Ravenna. He also spent six months in Vienna where he tried unsuccessfully to get work with Josef Hoffmann. In 1908–09, he was a draughtsman for fifteen months in the studio of the Perret brothers in Paris. In 1910–11 he was in Germany, preparing a report for the School of Art in his home town on the teaching of the decorative arts then enjoying resurgence. On this occa
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Villa Stein-de-Monzie « Les Terrasses »
Vaucresson, France, 1926-1928
« Visit to Stein Garches. Leger was completely astounded. This verdict, coming from a competent judge, made me happy because in this case it is pure art that is being assessed. And the verdict is valid, with Léger saying, 'This is a masterpiece, it's absolutey right!' The garden has become adorable. Seeming to fit so naturally into the site, the house looks centuries old. »
Commission
It was at the 1925 Decorative Arts exhibition that Gertrude Stein’s brother, the collector Michael Stein, together with his wife Sarah, discovered Le Corbusier’s work. They commissioned the architect to build a villa in Garches (now Vaucresson), to be shared with the owner of the land, their friend Gabrielle de Monzie.
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret began working on the Villa Stein project in the spring of 1926, and finalized the plans in the summer of 1927. The house wa