Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
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Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

Tête de planète

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Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Tête de planète
signed with the initials, dated and titled 'tête de planète F.L. 31' (lower right)
coloured pencil and pencil on buff paper
19 x 24 7/8 in. (48.2 x 63 cm.)
Executed in 1931
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 15449).
Acquired from the above by the present owner before 1989.
Exhibited
Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, Fernand Léger, Oeuvres sur papier, April - June 1989, no. 75.
Milan, Palazzo Reale, Fernand Léger, November 1989 - February 1990, no. 108.
Villeneuve d'Ascq, Musée d'Art Moderne, Fernand Léger, March - June 1990, no. 116.
Paris, Galerie Berggruen & Cie, Fernand Léger, gouaches, aquarelles et dessins, October - November 1996, no. 29 (illustrated).
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Lot Essay

The subject of this drawing is related to Léger's comet studies and paintings done in 1930-1931.

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