Lot 126
  • 126

Fernand Léger

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description

  • Fernand Léger
  • SANS TITRE
  • signed F. L. and dated 25 (lower right)
  • gouache and pencil on paper
  • 40.5 by 16cm., 16 by 6 1/4 in.

Provenance

Charles H. Russell Jr., United States
Private Collection, Ohio
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1972

Exhibited

San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art & New York, Museum of Modern Art, Léger, 1953-54

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on card, hinged to the mount at the upper right and left corners.There is a very thin strip of paper attached along the extreme left edge, not visible when framed. Apart from some minor remnants of glue residue at intervals to the left and lower edges due to previous mounting, with associated time staining that is not visible when framed, this work is in good condition.
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