FERNAND LÉGER | Le Vase orange

Dominique Eluard
Private Collection, Paris

Paris, Galerie Simon

The ceramic is sound. There is a repaired crack running vertically along the extreme left element with associated retouching visible under UV light. There are some stable craquelure in places, notably to the white pigment, inherent to the firing process. There are a few dots of superficial scuffs to the glaze notably along the extreme edges and some general dust and dirt ingrained to the glaze. This work is in overall good condition and could benefit from a clean.
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We would like to thank Mr. Rodolphe Cosimi, director of the Amis de Roland Brice, for his contribution to the research on this work.