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Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Composition sur fond jaune
Details
Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Composition sur fond jaune
signed and dated 'F. LEGER 47' (lower right); signed again, dated and titled 'F LEGER 47 composition sur fond jaune' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
10 ¾ x 18 1/8 in. (27 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1947
Composition sur fond jaune
signed and dated 'F. LEGER 47' (lower right); signed again, dated and titled 'F LEGER 47 composition sur fond jaune' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
10 ¾ x 18 1/8 in. (27 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1947
Provenance
Herbert J. Benevy, New York.
William Ward, New York (acquired from the above, 1949).
Greer Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970.
William Ward, New York (acquired from the above, 1949).
Greer Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970.
Literature
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné, 1944-1948, Paris, 2000, vol. 7, p. 182, no. 1270 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Louisville, Kentucky, The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Art in Louisville, November 1970-January 1971.
Sale room notice
Please note the additional exhibition for the present lot:
Louisville, Kentucky, The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Art in Louisville, November 1970-January 1971.
Louisville, Kentucky, The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Art in Louisville, November 1970-January 1971.
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