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Fernand Léger
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 EUR
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Description
- Fernand Léger
- Étude : le café
- stamped F. LÉGER (lower right)
- gouache and ink on paper laid down on card
- 45 by 65.3 cm ; 17 3/4 by 25 3/4 in.
Provenance
Nadia Léger, Paris
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the above in 1982)
Sale : Finarte, Lugano, 28 March 1992, lot 50
Galleria Tega, Milan
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above circa the late 1990s)
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the above in 1982)
Sale : Finarte, Lugano, 28 March 1992, lot 50
Galleria Tega, Milan
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above circa the late 1990s)
Condition
Executed on white wove paper, laid down on canvas board. The lower edge is slightly uneven. There is a 1cm repaired tear on the upper part of the right edge and minor restored nicks to the right, left and upper edges. There is a small (3mm) brown stain near the lower part of the right edge. Apart from some light discoloration to the left edge and tiny spots of foxing, this work remains in overall very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"I disassociated colour from drawing. I released colour from form by having large areas of colour without requiring it to follow the contours of objects. It retains all its strength as does the form."
Extract from an interview with Fernand Léger by André Warnod, ‘L’Amérique ce n’est pas un pays, c’est un monde dit Fernand Léger’, Arts, 4th January 1946, p. 1-2
Extract from an interview with Fernand Léger by André Warnod, ‘L’Amérique ce n’est pas un pays, c’est un monde dit Fernand Léger’, Arts, 4th January 1946, p. 1-2