Lot 178
  • 178

Fernand Léger

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Fernand Léger
  • TRONCS D'ARBRES
  • signed F.L. and dated 51 (lower right)
  • gouache and ink wash on paper
  • 65 by 50.2cm., 25 5/8 by 19 3/4 in.

Provenance

Alexander Liberman, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, T-hinged to the mount at two points along the top edge. There are artist's pinholes to the centre of the top edge of the sheet. Apart from a flattened crease running horizontally across the centre of the work and some time staining to the exposed section of the sheet, this work is in good condition. Colours: The paper tone is warmer and the yellow is more vibrant in the original.
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