Lot Essay
The art dealer Alfred Flechtheim celebrated his 50th birthday on 1 April 1928. The present work was given to him on this occasion.
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Portrait de Flechtheim
Details
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Portrait de Flechtheim
signed, dedicated and inscribed 'En Toute Sympathie avec l'ami Flechtheim F. Léger 50 piges'
pen and ink on paper
12½ x 10 1/8 in. (32 x 25.7 cm.)
Executed in 1928
Portrait de Flechtheim
signed, dedicated and inscribed 'En Toute Sympathie avec l'ami Flechtheim F. Léger 50 piges'
pen and ink on paper
12½ x 10 1/8 in. (32 x 25.7 cm.)
Executed in 1928
Provenance
Alfred Flechtheim, to whom donated by the artist in 1928.
Literature
C. Valentin (ed.), Der Querschnitt durch Alfred Flechtheim, 1928, (illustrated).
Exh. cat., Alfred Flechtheim. Sammler. Kunsthändler. Verleger, Düsseldorf, 1987 (illustrated p. 182).
Exh. cat., Alfred Flechtheim. Sammler. Kunsthändler. Verleger, Düsseldorf, 1987 (illustrated p. 182).
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