Lot Essay
This lot is comprised of eight numbered panels.
Les Oiseaux
Details
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Les Oiseaux
signed, dated and with ceramicist's mark 'F. LEGER. 53 R. BRICE ceramiste. BIOT. FRANCE AM' (lower right)
painted and glazed ceramic
39¾ x 78 in. (101 x 198.1 cm.)
Executed in 1953
Les Oiseaux
signed, dated and with ceramicist's mark 'F. LEGER. 53 R. BRICE ceramiste. BIOT. FRANCE AM' (lower right)
painted and glazed ceramic
39¾ x 78 in. (101 x 198.1 cm.)
Executed in 1953
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. Sidney F. Brody, January 1954.
Literature
Y. Brunhamer, Fernand Léger, The Monumental Art, Milan, 2005, pp. 130-131 and 212, no. 136 (another version illustrated).
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