Lot Essay
The full scale version of La fleur qui marche in the Musée d'art moderne, Paris was originally intended for the hospital at St. Lo, Normandy.
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Maquette pour 'La fleur qui marche'
Details
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Maquette pour 'La fleur qui marche'
painted and glazed ceramic
Height: 24 in. (61 cm. )
Width: 19¼ in. (49 cm.)
Conceived in 1952-1953; this ceramic version executed at a later date
Maquette pour 'La fleur qui marche'
painted and glazed ceramic
Height: 24 in. (61 cm. )
Width: 19¼ in. (49 cm.)
Conceived in 1952-1953; this ceramic version executed at a later date
Literature
P. de Francia, Fernand Léger, New Haven and London, 1983, p. 246, pl. 57 (another version illustrated in color, p. 236).
S. Fauchereau, Fernand Léger, A Painter in the City, London, 1994, no. 129 (another cast illustrated in color).
S. Fauchereau, Fernand Léger, A Painter in the City, London, 1994, no. 129 (another cast illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Cannes, Galerie Madoura, 23 Céramiques Originales Bronzes, March-April 1964, no. 22.