Sold by Order of the Directors of the Menil Foundation, Inc. to Benefit its Acquisition Program
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Details
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Element mécanique sur fond jaune
signed and dated bottom right F. LEGER 50--signed and dated again and titled on the reverse F. LEGER 50 ELEMENT MECANIQUE SUR FOND JAUNE--oil on canvas
36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.5 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1950
Element mécanique sur fond jaune
signed and dated bottom right F. LEGER 50--signed and dated again and titled on the reverse F. LEGER 50 ELEMENT MECANIQUE SUR FOND JAUNE--oil on canvas
36 x 28 3/4 in. (91.5 x 73 cm.)
Painted in 1950
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Acquired by the current owner in 1960
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Acquired by the current owner in 1960
Literature
Art International, June-Aug., 1961, p. 23 (illustrated)
Exhibited
Bern, Kunsthalle, Fernand Léger, April-May, 1952, no. 90
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Sixth Exhibition of Paintings by Léger, Dec., 1960-Jan., 1961, no. 15 (illustrated)
Houston, University of St. Thomas, Look Back, an exhibition of Cubist paintings and sculptures from the Menil Family Collection, March-Sept., 1968, p. 60, no. 32 (illustrated, p. 61). The exhibition traveled to Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, Oct.-Nov., 1968; Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Nov.-Dec., 1968; Providence, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Jan.-Feb., 1969; Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, Feb.-March, 1969; Berkeley, University of California Art Museum, April-June, 1969; Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, June-Sept., 1969; Minneapolis, Insititute of Arts, Sept.-Oct., 1969 and Indianapolis, Herron Museum of Art, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970.
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Oeuvres Cubistes, Jan.-March, 1970. The exhibition traveled to Chambery, Musée des Beaux-Arts, March-May, 1970; Toulouse, Musée des Augustins, May-July, 1970; Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, July-Sept., 1970 and Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Sept.-Nov., 1970.
Santa Fe, The Museum of New Mexico, Look Back, Dec., 1972-Feb., 1973. The exhibition traveled to Austin, The University of Texas Art Museum, Feb.-May, 1973.
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Léger, Our Contemporary, April-June, 1978, no. 40, p. 57 (illustrated)
Houston, Rice University, Fondren Art Library, , May-Sept., 1987
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Sixth Exhibition of Paintings by Léger, Dec., 1960-Jan., 1961, no. 15 (illustrated)
Houston, University of St. Thomas, Look Back, an exhibition of Cubist paintings and sculptures from the Menil Family Collection, March-Sept., 1968, p. 60, no. 32 (illustrated, p. 61). The exhibition traveled to Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, Oct.-Nov., 1968; Montreal, Museum of Fine Arts, Nov.-Dec., 1968; Providence, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, Jan.-Feb., 1969; Waltham, Brandeis University, Rose Art Museum, Feb.-March, 1969; Berkeley, University of California Art Museum, April-June, 1969; Raleigh, North Carolina Museum of Art, June-Sept., 1969; Minneapolis, Insititute of Arts, Sept.-Oct., 1969 and Indianapolis, Herron Museum of Art, Nov., 1969-Jan., 1970.
Rouen, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Oeuvres Cubistes, Jan.-March, 1970. The exhibition traveled to Chambery, Musée des Beaux-Arts, March-May, 1970; Toulouse, Musée des Augustins, May-July, 1970; Nantes, Musée des Beaux-Arts, July-Sept., 1970 and Lille, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Sept.-Nov., 1970.
Santa Fe, The Museum of New Mexico, Look Back, Dec., 1972-Feb., 1973. The exhibition traveled to Austin, The University of Texas Art Museum, Feb.-May, 1973.
Houston, Rice University, Institute for the Arts, Léger, Our Contemporary, April-June, 1978, no. 40, p. 57 (illustrated)
Houston, Rice University, Fondren Art Library, , May-Sept., 1987
Further details
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