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The villa ''Le Trident'' is a Modernist villa built by the American architect Barry Dierks (1899-1960) for himself and his partner, Colonel Eric Sawyer on the ''pointe de l’Esquillon'' in Théoule-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes on the French Riviera. From the moment of its creation in 1925, this villa aroused the interest of cultivated Riviera society, who was searching for new talent. In a few years, Dierks became one of the most sought-after architects on the Riviera, where he built his reputation. The guestbook of the villa includes such dignitaries of Riviera society as Picasso, Somerset Maugham, Noël Coward and even the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. ==History== In 1925, the 26-year-old Dierks and his partner, Eric Sawyer (banker and ex-officer in the British army) decided to move to the South of France. Their choice brought them to the Riviera, a decision justified by Dierks’ profession and the growing construction demands by rich Americans in this region. At Théoule-sur-Mer, in the Alpes-Maritimes, they discovered an isolated site on a small peninsula on the ''pointe de l’Esquillon'' with an inaccessible cove and private beach. This promontory on the sea provided a view that extended to the Bay of Cannes, the Massif de l'Esterel, and ''cap Roux''; to the south, the view extended to Corsica.〔Riviera Estates, ''Villa Le Trident, a piece of Riviera history'', sales file, ref. 592, 2008, (download ) (page consulted on April 29, 2011)〕 Dierks, who had solid training in architecture〔Dierks studied at Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh from which he obtained his diploma in 1921. He continued his studies at the École des beaux-arts de Paris, in the studio of Léon Jaussely.〕 and belonged to that generation of designers who adhered to the Modernist movement,〔François Fray, conservateur du patrimoine, "La clientèle de l’architecte Barry Dierks sur la Côte d’Azur", in ''Situ, revue des patrimoines'', n°4, ministère de la Culture, mars 2004, (read on line ) (page consulted April 29, 2011)〕 built the villa in this style, which Noël Coward later characterized as "impossibly beautiful".〔Elizabeth Stribling, ''One of the Riviera’s most outstanding waterfront properties'', sales announcement on stribling.com (read on line ) (page consulted April 29, 2011)〕 ''Le Trident'' became both his residence and studio as well as the best example of his work. Being well accepted by Riviera society, Dierks and his partner, who lived openly together, became “the darlings of the Riviera”〔Peter Conradi, "The ritzy Villa Le Trident", ''The Times'', 6 July 2008, (read on line ) (page consulted April 29, 2011)〕 and received many commissions. Today, there are 102 listed constructions by Dierks’ for clients ranging from Paul-Louis Weiller to the marquess of Cholmondeley, and from Louis II, Prince of Monaco to Maxine Elliott and General Catroux.〔 Most of his clients became his friends and were frequent guests at ''Le Trident''. In 1956, Dierks’ leg was amputated following an illness.〔 He died on February 20, 1960, with Eric Sawyer surviving him until 1985. Sawyer bequeathed the villa to his nephew, whose children put the property up for sale in 2008 for a price of . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Villa Le Trident」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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