Fernand Léger 1881-1955

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 USD

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Description

Fernand Léger
La Mère et l'Enfant (1er état)
signed and dated F.L. 53 (lower right), inscribed in another hand 25 avril / 1956 / Cannes / pour cher Monsieur / S. Youtkevitch et / pour filme "Othello" / de la part F. Léger / N. Leger (upper right); titled twice, dated and inscribed (possibly in a later hand) No G. 67 (on the reverse)
watercolor and ink over pencil on paper, unframed
sheet: 12 1/2 by 9 1/4 in.
31.8 by 23.5 cm.

Provenance

Nadia Leger, wife of the artist
Gift from the above to Sergei Yutkevich, April 1956
By descent to the present owner

Catalogue Note

Sergei Yutkevich was an important Soviet film director. His adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello won the prize for best direction at the 1956 Cannes film festival.