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Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers is pleased to announce that another important work by Le Corbusier from the private collection of the world-famous Danish architect Jørn Utzon will be auctioned off in the beginning of December
The work comes from Utzon’s private home in Hellebæk about 50 kilometres north of Copenhagen
It was made while Utzon and Corbusier collaborated on the interior of the Sydney Opera House during the 1950s
“It is the second time we offer important art pieces from Utzon’s private collection
when we auctioned off a monumental tapestry ”Les dés sont jetés” by Le Corbusier
At that occasion we also sold two enamels by Corbusier
The one coming up for sale in December was made for Jørn Utzon personally
It has never been exhibited in public nor offered for sale before and has been in the ownership of the Utzon family until today” says Frederik Bruun Rasmussen
director of international sales at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
The collaboration between Utzon and Corbusier is well documented in a number of letters between the two – dated between 1958-60
In a letter from 31 March 1960 Jørn Utzon writes to Le Corbusier: “Your paintings are every day a great inspiration to me here on our walls – I am looking very much forward to the Tapisserie”
On the back of the enamel up for auction there is a reference to a sketch by Le Corbusier
which describes how this type of artwork could be hung in the Sydney Opera House
Jørn Utzon (1918-2008) graduated as an architect in 1942
when he in 1957 won the international architectural competition for the Sydney Opera House
The next several years he worked on the century's most famous building
and everything went according to plan until the change of government in Australia in 1965
which forced Utzon to leave the construction process of the building
and Jørn Utzon was about to begin work on the interior
He had plans to decorate the interior of the opera with tapestries and enamels by Le Corbusier
But the new governing party in the Australian parliament wanted the building finished quickly and inexpensively
who withdrew from the construction in 1966
Australian architects completed the construction
and the Sydney Opera House was completed in 1973 without Utzon's stamp on the interior design and the planned decorations by Le Corbusier
In the statement accompanying the award the president of the jury
referenced Utzon's talent in general and the Sydney Opera House in particular
The building was included on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2007 - the year before Utzon died at the age of 90
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers is one of Scandinavia’s leading international auction houses
when Arne Bruun Rasmussen conducted the first traditional auction in the saleroom at Bredgade 33 in Copenhagen
Jesper Bruun Rasmussen stands at the helm of the family-run business together with the third generation of the family
and today the auction house has expanded to include departments in Copenhagen and Aarhus and representations in Sweden
About 100,000 lots are auctioned off each year at the traditional auctions and daily online auctions
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In 1962 Danish architect Leif Kristensen was contemplating emigration
Once Jørn Utzon won the competition for the Sydney Opera House
Australia became the preferred destination and he wrote to Utzon to ask for an interview
Utzon told him he was leaving for Sydney that week and would tell Skipper Nielsen
Leif Kristensen worked on The Opera House Studio
Kristensen set out on the long voyage by cargo boat from Marseille
Marianne was pregnant and money was short but Kristensen didn't ask Nielsen to bother the great man
he approached the NSW Government Architect's Branch
where eventually he managed to obtain an interview with a senior architect
a windswept fishing village in Jutland in Denmark
His memoir Out of the Wind (2014) describes his youth
under the German Occupation and into the 1950s
his great-grandfather Peder Mikkelsen had survived a catastrophic storm that took the lives of many fishermen
The tragedy gave rise to an intense religious sect
which divided the villagers into "Holies" and "Infidels"
Life was tough in Agger and perhaps in response to his early experiences Leif developed a tenacious resilience and
great compassion for young people starting out in life
Leif Kristensen was an architect who insisted on quality
Education in Agger was rudimentary but a teacher's encouragement led Leif inland to the Thisted Gymnasium for three final years of secondary education
The principal was surprised that a boy from the wilds of Agger should apply to the school
let alone aspire to become an architect and Leif suspected that he was accepted as "a social experiment"
he was among thirty-five admissions to the School of Architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
His first employment was with a prominent firm of architects in Copenhagen
schools and housing for the aged or disabled engendered the lifelong passion for social architecture that he was to bring to Australia
the highly influential NSW Government Architect's Branch was at the forefront of the architectural profession
with responsibility for a wide range of public buildings
As a design architect Kristensen worked on a number of projects
including Marsden Retarded Children's Centre
which won the Sir John Sulman Medal from the NSW Chapter of the RAIA in 1969
it marked "a new departure for Australia" and promised to make its mark on the international scene
"Its social significance lies in the humanistic way in which the environment was created
This environment was largely the result of the architect's creative programming prior to design; it constitutes an important and significant development in the architect's role in Australia."
Kristensen set up private practice in Woolloomooloo
he moved to a bushland site in Arcadia on the outskirts of Sydney
He built a house and architectural studio of brick
following the contours of the sandstone rock and blending with nature
One design principle was that the house should be robust enough to bring a horse inside
A horse was once brought clattering over its brick floors
The house stands as a testament to Kristensen's abilities when not constrained by client and other considerations
Kristensen worked with traditional materials on a domestic scale
blending Danish Modern with Australian influences and addressing the needs of the users of his buildings with great sensitivity
Long-standing colleague Paul Huxtable said that compromise and mediocrity were never tolerated as part of the work culture at Arcadia
"From the way we set out a drawing sheet
it was a given that absolutely everything would be as good as it could be."
Significant among many projects were Towradgi Park Aged Care Facility
Abel Tasman Village and President Hospital
received the RAIA Award for Outstanding Architecture in 1982
it responds extremely well to aspects of individuality and community
and carries an atmosphere of intimate scale
It just seems to do all the right things."
In 1986 Kristensen renewed his connection with the Sydney Opera House
with the first of three accommodation reviews
A number of shortcomings in the iconic building had become evident
There was inadequate assembly space for performers before entering the Concert Hall stage
The Broadwalk Studio (originally a recording studio) had inadequate egress for use as a public auditorium
Patrons were unable to visit all the venues without going outside in all types of weather
Solutions crystallised around Kristensen's designs for TheatreWorks
The project had Greiner government approval but was cancelled by the incoming Carr government
Kristensen was selected to redevelop the space as a dedicated performance space
incorporating the new Western Broadwalk foyer to link up with the Playhouse and Drama Theatre
and the Concert Hall Performers' Assembly Room
that he had conjured up as part of the previous project
in the words of Herald music critic Roger Covell
Among Kristensen's other proposals and projects for the Opera House were a scheme for a permanent underground exhibition space adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens (1989) and Playhouse stage and backstage upgrade (1989-92)
The re-engagement of Jorn Utzon in 1999 meant that further work on the building
based on some of the Kristensen solutions
was once again under the eye of the original architect
Kristensen was a rounded architect in a sense that is increasingly rare in the era of computers and specialisation
he had an ideal setup: no rush hour travel
and relaxed lunches with colleagues and family
He was notoriously reluctant to leave it and the prospect of a camping holiday provoked him to wonder gloomily why anyone would spend time living under "a series of plastic bags"
His son Tom said: "Over the years he expressed his love for us kids by building us a home
And in the building he would show by example that everything can be done if you enjoy your work."
Leif Kristensen is survived by Christine and their children Thor and Anna
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The principal was surprised that a boy from the wilds of Agger\\u200B should apply to the school
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the highly influential NSW Government Architect's Branch was at the forefront of the architectural profession
As a design architect Kristensen\\u200B worked on a number of projects
including Marsden Retarded Children's Centre
which won the Sir John Sulman\\u200B Medal from the NSW Chapter of the RAIA in 1969
it marked \\\"a new departure for Australia\\\" and promised to make its mark on the international scene
\\\"Its social significance lies in the humanistic way in which the environment was created
This environment was largely the result of the architect's creative programming prior to design; it constitutes an important and significant development in the architect's role in Australia.\\\"
Kristensen\\u200B set up private practice in Woolloomooloo
The house stands as a testament to Kristensen's\\u200B abilities when not constrained by client and other considerations
Kristensen\\u200B worked with traditional materials on a domestic scale
Long-standing colleague Paul Huxtable\\u200B said that compromise and mediocrity were never tolerated as part of the work culture at Arcadia
\\\"From the way we set out a drawing sheet
it was a given that absolutely everything would be as good as it could be.\\\"
It just seems to do all the right things.\\\"
In 1986 Kristensen\\u200B renewed his connection with the Sydney Opera House
Solutions crystallised\\u200B around Kristensen's\\u200B designs for TheatreWorks\\u200B
Kristensen\\u200B was selected to redevelop the space as a dedicated performance space
and the Concert Hall Performers' Assembly Room
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Among Kristensen's\\u200B other proposals and projects for the Opera House were a scheme for a permanent underground exhibition space adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens (1989) and Playhouse stage and backstage upgrade (1989-92)
The re-engagement of Jorn\\u200B Utzon\\u200B in 1999 meant that further work on the building
based on some of the Kristensen\\u200B solutions
Kristensen\\u200B was a rounded architect in a sense that is increasingly rare in the era of computers and specialisation
He was notoriously reluctant to leave it and the prospect of a camping holiday provoked him to wonder gloomily why anyone would spend time living under \\\"a series of plastic bags\\\"
His son Tom said: \\\"Over the years he expressed his love for us kids by building us a home
And in the building he would show by example that everything can be done if you enjoy your work.\\\"
Leif\\u200B Kristensen\\u200B is survived by Christine and their children Thor and Anna
first wife Marianne\\u200B and their children