- 519
Fernand Léger
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Fernand Léger
- Le profil bleu
- signed F.L. and dated 38 (lower right)
- gouache and brush and ink on paper
- 25 by 32.3cm., 9 7/8 by 12 3/4 in.
Provenance
Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris & Geneva
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above circa 1965; sale: Sotheby’s, London, 9th February 2005, lot 302)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection, Paris (acquired from the above circa 1965; sale: Sotheby’s, London, 9th February 2005, lot 302)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Geneva, Galerie Iolas, F. Leger, huiles, gouaches, dessins, 1963
Condition
Executed on wove paper, not laid down, attached to the mount at all four corners and floating in the mount. The right edge is deckled and the upper edge is slightly unevenly cut. There are two artist's pinholes at the centre of the upper edge. This work appears to be 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
‘The plastic life, the picture, is made up of harmonious relationships among volumes, lines, and colours. These are the three forces that must govern works of art. If, in organizing these three essential elements harmoniously, one finds that objects, elements of reality, can enter into the composition, it may be better and may give the work more richness. But they must be subordinated to the three essential elements mentioned above’
Fernand Léger (Quoted in Beth Handler, Fernand Léger, (exhibition catalogue), Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1998, p. 247).