Lot 201
  • 201

Fernand Léger

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Fernand Léger
  • DESSIN DU FRONT
  • pencil on paper
  • image size: 24 by 15.3cm., 9 1/2 by 6in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Louise Leiris, F. Léger, Dessins et Gouaches 1909-1955, 1958, no. 6, illustrated in the catalogue

Condition

Executed on buff-coloured wove paper, not laid down, attached to the overmount along all four edges. There is a flattened crease to the upper left corner and a flattened crease towards the lower left corner. Apart from a 2cm. sq. area of discolouration towards the lower right corner, this work is in good condition. Colours: The paper tone is much lighter in the original.
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