Lot Essay
This mid-1930s work could be considered the first "Pop Art" print, especially as a precursor to the work of Claes Oldenburg some two/three decades thereafter.
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COLLECTION OF A NEW YORK GENTLEMAN
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Morceau de Gruyere, from Album 23 Gravures
Details
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Morceau de Gruyere, from Album 23 Gravures
drypoint, on wove paper, 1935, signed in pencil, numbered 24/50, published by G. Orbitz & Cie., Paris, with margins, in generally good condition, framed
Image: 9 1/8 x 7 in. (232 x 178 mm.)
Sheet: 12 ½ x 9 ¾ in. (318 x 248 mm.)
Morceau de Gruyere, from Album 23 Gravures
drypoint, on wove paper, 1935, signed in pencil, numbered 24/50, published by G. Orbitz & Cie., Paris, with margins, in generally good condition, framed
Image: 9 1/8 x 7 in. (232 x 178 mm.)
Sheet: 12 ½ x 9 ¾ in. (318 x 248 mm.)
Literature
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