Torse de femme avec mains

Le Corbusier's 1948 work Torse de femme avec mains exemplifies his mastery in Cubism and his exploration of form and volume. Known primarily as an architect, Le Corbusier also engaged with nude painting (nu), emphasizing simplified shapes and abstracted figures. This artwork highlights a stylized torso with prominent hands, reflecting his interest in the human anatomy through geometric fragmentation. The technique combines bold lines and planar surfaces, characteristic of mid-20th-century modernist aesthetics. The title suggests a focus on the female form, rendered with an avant-garde sensibility that bridges sculpture and painting within the genre of modernist figurative art.