The market for paintings by Le Corbusier has been on a tear these last two years with dramatic sales above £1m on successive occasions. Although the bidding frenzy seems to have cooled by the time the Heidi Weber Museum offered a work last fall in New York, there was still a buyer at the $4m+ level.

Now Christie’s is offering several works from the Heidi Weber Museum which has been closed after its 50-year land lease in Switzerland ran its course.

Colin Gleadell has the whole fascinating story in the Telegraph but here’s the market history prior to the recent run-up:Continue Reading