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Details
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Composition
signed with the initials, signed dated and inscribed 'FL 6.38 A Mazenod Amecalement FLeger' (lower right)
gouache and brush and India ink on card
8 ¾ x 11 5/8 in. (22.2 x 29.5 cm.)
Executed in June 1938
Composition
signed with the initials, signed dated and inscribed 'FL 6.38 A Mazenod Amecalement FLeger' (lower right)
gouache and brush and India ink on card
8 ¾ x 11 5/8 in. (22.2 x 29.5 cm.)
Executed in June 1938
Provenance
Lucien Mazenod, Paris, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1938, and until at least 1972.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 November 2004, lot 139.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anonymous sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 18 November 2004, lot 139.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Cassou & J. Leymarie, Fernand Léger, Dessins et gouches, Paris, 1972, no. 190, p. 132 (illustrated p. 133).
Special Notice
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