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Property From a Private West Coast Collection
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Figure en deux couleurs (Figure V)
Details
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Figure en deux couleurs (Figure V)
signed and dated 'F.LEGER 48' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'F LEGER. 48 figure en deux couleurs' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Figure en deux couleurs (Figure V)
signed and dated 'F.LEGER 48' (lower right); signed and dated again and titled 'F LEGER. 48 figure en deux couleurs' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 in. (46 x 38.1 cm.)
Painted in 1948
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris.
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York (by 1951).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Private collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above).
Acquired by the present owner, 1997.
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York (by 1951).
Perls Galleries, New York.
Private collection, Palm Beach (acquired from the above).
Acquired by the present owner, 1997.
Literature
Guillevic, "Sur des Figures de Fernand Léger," Cahiers d'art, 1949, p. 85 (illustrated).
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, vol. VII, p. 202, no. 1288 (illustrated in color, p. 203).
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné, Paris, 2000, vol. VII, p. 202, no. 1288 (illustrated in color, p. 203).
Exhibited
Marseilles, Galerie Garibaldi, Fernand Léger, huiles, gouaches, dessins, 1950, no. 17.
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Léger, Recent Paintings & Le Cirque, November-December 1950, no. 13.
London, Marlborough Gallery, Ltd., Fernand Léger, Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs, Ceramics, December 1954-January 1955, no. 28 (illustrated on the cover).
New York, Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), Léger, Recent Paintings & Le Cirque, November-December 1950, no. 13.
London, Marlborough Gallery, Ltd., Fernand Léger, Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs, Ceramics, December 1954-January 1955, no. 28 (illustrated on the cover).