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Le siphon
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FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Le siphon
signed and dated 'F.LÉGER 24' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed ‘NATURE-MORTE (définitif) 24 F.LÉGER’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 1⁄8 x 23 5⁄8 in. (91.8 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Le siphon
signed and dated 'F.LÉGER 24' (lower right); signed again, dated and inscribed ‘NATURE-MORTE (définitif) 24 F.LÉGER’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
36 1⁄8 x 23 5⁄8 in. (91.8 x 60 cm.)
Painted in 1924
Provenance
Galerie Simon, Paris (no. 02798).
Etienne Bignou, Paris & New York, by 1932, and until at least 1939.
Maurice E. & Ruth S. Culberg (later Rosenberg), Chicago, by October 1952.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (no. P1-75-60), by whom acquired from the above in January 1975.
Rafaél Tudela Reverter, Caracas, by whom acquired from the above in August 1975, and until at least 1998.
Private collection; sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 February 2002, lot 21.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Etienne Bignou, Paris & New York, by 1932, and until at least 1939.
Maurice E. & Ruth S. Culberg (later Rosenberg), Chicago, by October 1952.
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago (no. P1-75-60), by whom acquired from the above in January 1975.
Rafaél Tudela Reverter, Caracas, by whom acquired from the above in August 1975, and until at least 1998.
Private collection; sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 February 2002, lot 21.
Acquired at the above sale by The Peter Simon Collection.
Literature
'Chicago's fabulous collectors' in Life, 27 October 1952, pp. 96-97 (illustrated in-situ in the Culberg's apartment).
P. Descargues, Fernand Léger, Paris, 1955, pp. 91 & 174 (illustrated p. 88).
C. Green, Léger and the Avant-Garde, New Haven & London, 1976, pp. 268-275, 284-285, 305 & 314 (illustrated fig. 185, p. 272).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, New York, 1976, p. 122 (illustrated pl. 26, p. 123).
P. de Francia, Fernand Léger, New Haven & London, 1983, pp. 95 & 102 (illustrated pl. 26, p. 97).
C. Green, Cubism and its Enemies, Modern Movements and Reaction in French Art 1916-1928, New Haven & London, 1987, pp. 74-75 & 111-112 (illustrated fig. 94, p. 74).
G. Néret, Fernand Léger, Paris, 1990, no. 164, p. 139 (illustrated; with incorrect provenance).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, London, 1991, p. 94 (illustrated pl. 24, p. 95).
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné, vol. II, 1920-1924, Paris, 1992, no. 379, p. 312 (illustrated p. 313).
P. Descargues, Fernand Léger, Paris, 1955, pp. 91 & 174 (illustrated p. 88).
C. Green, Léger and the Avant-Garde, New Haven & London, 1976, pp. 268-275, 284-285, 305 & 314 (illustrated fig. 185, p. 272).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, New York, 1976, p. 122 (illustrated pl. 26, p. 123).
P. de Francia, Fernand Léger, New Haven & London, 1983, pp. 95 & 102 (illustrated pl. 26, p. 97).
C. Green, Cubism and its Enemies, Modern Movements and Reaction in French Art 1916-1928, New Haven & London, 1987, pp. 74-75 & 111-112 (illustrated fig. 94, p. 74).
G. Néret, Fernand Léger, Paris, 1990, no. 164, p. 139 (illustrated; with incorrect provenance).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, London, 1991, p. 94 (illustrated pl. 24, p. 95).
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné, vol. II, 1920-1924, Paris, 1992, no. 379, p. 312 (illustrated p. 313).
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Cent ans de peinture française, IIe partie, April - May 1928, no. 19, n.p.
Brussels, Galerie Le Centaure, 30 ans de peinture française, June 1930, no. 25, p. 10.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Tentoonstelling van Fransche Schilderkunst uit de twintigste eeuv, Ecole de Paris, April - May 1932, no. 138, p. 21.
London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., L'Ecole de Paris, November 1938, no. 29, n.p.
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Fernand Léger, May - June 1941 (hors cat.).
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Léger, April - May 1953, no. 28, p. 85 (illustrated p. 38); this exhibition later travelled to San Francisco, Museum of Art, June - August 1953; New York, The Museum of Modern Art, October 1953 - January 1954.
London, Tate Gallery, Léger and Purist Paris, November 1970 - January 1971, no. 47, pp. 62 & 100 (illustrated p. 63).
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Fernand Léger, La Estética de la Era Industrial, October 1982, no. 15, p. 53 (illustrated pp. 23 & 53).
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Fernand Léger, May - September 1997, p. 137 (illustrated); this exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo nacional Centro de arte Reina Sofia, October 1997 - January 1998; and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, February - May 1998, pp. 191 & 201 (illustrated p. 201).
Brussels, Galerie Le Centaure, 30 ans de peinture française, June 1930, no. 25, p. 10.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Tentoonstelling van Fransche Schilderkunst uit de twintigste eeuv, Ecole de Paris, April - May 1932, no. 138, p. 21.
London, Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd., L'Ecole de Paris, November 1938, no. 29, n.p.
Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Fernand Léger, May - June 1941 (hors cat.).
Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, Léger, April - May 1953, no. 28, p. 85 (illustrated p. 38); this exhibition later travelled to San Francisco, Museum of Art, June - August 1953; New York, The Museum of Modern Art, October 1953 - January 1954.
London, Tate Gallery, Léger and Purist Paris, November 1970 - January 1971, no. 47, pp. 62 & 100 (illustrated p. 63).
Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Fernand Léger, La Estética de la Era Industrial, October 1982, no. 15, p. 53 (illustrated pp. 23 & 53).
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Fernand Léger, May - September 1997, p. 137 (illustrated); this exhibition later travelled to Madrid, Museo nacional Centro de arte Reina Sofia, October 1997 - January 1998; and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, February - May 1998, pp. 191 & 201 (illustrated p. 201).
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