Le pot de fleur
Details
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Le pot de fleur
signed, dated and inscribed 'F.LEGER.52 A Raymone A Blaise en souvenir du Gros Tilleul 53 Ami de toujours Fleger' (on the reverse)
ceramic plaque with coloured engobe and glaze
10 7/8 x 8 in. (27.7 x 20.2 cm.)
Executed in 1952; this work is a unique variant
Le pot de fleur
signed, dated and inscribed 'F.LEGER.52 A Raymone A Blaise en souvenir du Gros Tilleul 53 Ami de toujours Fleger' (on the reverse)
ceramic plaque with coloured engobe and glaze
10 7/8 x 8 in. (27.7 x 20.2 cm.)
Executed in 1952; this work is a unique variant
Provenance
Raymone & Blaise Cendrars, France, a gift from the artist in 1953.
Albert Mermoud, Lausanne, a gift from the above in 1986, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Albert Mermoud, Lausanne, a gift from the above in 1986, and thence by descent to the present owner.
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