Property from the Alex Hillman Family Foundation*
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Les deux mannequins
Details
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Les deux mannequins
signed with initials 'F.L.' (lower right)
gouache and brush and India ink over pencil on paper
18½ x 12 7/8 in. (47 x 32.7 cm.)
Painted in 1938
Les deux mannequins
signed with initials 'F.L.' (lower right)
gouache and brush and India ink over pencil on paper
18½ x 12 7/8 in. (47 x 32.7 cm.)
Painted in 1938
Provenance
(possibly) Collection Koenigsberg, Leverkusen.
Galerie d'Art Craven, Paris.
Alex and Rita K. Hillman, New York (acquired from the above, July 1958).
Gift from the above to the present owner, October 1968.
Galerie d'Art Craven, Paris.
Alex and Rita K. Hillman, New York (acquired from the above, July 1958).
Gift from the above to the present owner, October 1968.
Literature
E. Braun, et al., Manet to Matisse, The Hillman Family Collection, Seattle and London, 1994, p. 96, no. 27 (illustrated in color, p. 97).
Exhibited
Laramie, The University of Wyoming Art Center, The Hillman Collection, November 1972.
Jacksonville Art Museum and Corpus Christi, Art Museum of South Texas, The Alex Hillman Collection, October 1973-January 1974, no. 15 (illustrated).
Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Modern Masters: Paintings and Drawings from the Alex Hillman Family Foundation, December 1977-February 1978, no. 16 (illustrated).
New York University, Grey Art Gallery and Study Center and Ann Arbor, University of Michgan Museum of Art, Cézanne/Léger, February-December 1980.
Jacksonville Art Museum and Corpus Christi, Art Museum of South Texas, The Alex Hillman Collection, October 1973-January 1974, no. 15 (illustrated).
Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Fine Arts, Modern Masters: Paintings and Drawings from the Alex Hillman Family Foundation, December 1977-February 1978, no. 16 (illustrated).
New York University, Grey Art Gallery and Study Center and Ann Arbor, University of Michgan Museum of Art, Cézanne/Léger, February-December 1980.
Further Details
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