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THE ARROGANT EYE: WORKS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Femme à la feuille
Details
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Femme à la feuille
signed with initials and dated 'F.L. 31' (lower right)
pen and India ink and pencil on paper
14 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (36.5 x 27 cm.)
Drawn in 1931
Femme à la feuille
signed with initials and dated 'F.L. 31' (lower right)
pen and India ink and pencil on paper
14 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (36.5 x 27 cm.)
Drawn in 1931
Provenance
Julien Levy Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist, 1931).
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York (acquired from the above, February 1937); sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 16 February 1950, lot 12.
Blue Moon Gallery, New York (circa 1975).
Douglas Cooper, Argilliers (acquired from the above).
Lionel Prejger, Paris.
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above, 1988).
Anon. sale; Rémy le Fur & associés, Paris, 23 May 2011, lot 170.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., New York (acquired from the above, February 1937); sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 16 February 1950, lot 12.
Blue Moon Gallery, New York (circa 1975).
Douglas Cooper, Argilliers (acquired from the above).
Lionel Prejger, Paris.
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above, 1988).
Anon. sale; Rémy le Fur & associés, Paris, 23 May 2011, lot 170.
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.
Exhibited
The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Walter P. Chrysler Jr. Collection, 1937, p. 25, no. 136.
Richmond, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., January-May 1941, p. 62, no. 95.
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Fernand Léger: Oeuvres sur papier, April-June 1989, p. 174, no. 73 (illustrated, p. 130).
Milan, Palazzo Reale and Villeneuve d'Ascq, Musée d'Art Moderne, Fernand Léger, November 1989-June 1990, p. 244, no. 115 (illustrated, p. 191).
Paris, Galerie Berggruen et Cie. Fernand Léger: gouaches, aquarelles et dessins, October-November 1996, no. 27 (illustrated).
Richmond, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., January-May 1941, p. 62, no. 95.
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Fernand Léger: Oeuvres sur papier, April-June 1989, p. 174, no. 73 (illustrated, p. 130).
Milan, Palazzo Reale and Villeneuve d'Ascq, Musée d'Art Moderne, Fernand Léger, November 1989-June 1990, p. 244, no. 115 (illustrated, p. 191).
Paris, Galerie Berggruen et Cie. Fernand Léger: gouaches, aquarelles et dessins, October-November 1996, no. 27 (illustrated).
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