Fernand LÉGER (1881 - 1955) - Lot 146

Fernand LÉGER (1881 - 1955) Composition with profile, 1926 Gouache over pencil lines. Monogrammed and dated lower right. 31.5 x 26.1 cm Provenance: - Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, n°16617 (label on back). - Galerie Ziegler, Zurich (label on back). Exhibition: Fernand Léger: œuvres sur papier: [exhibition, Israel Museum, Jerusalem], April-June 1989, reproduced p. 114. Related works: - Fernand Léger, Le Profil, 1926, India ink and gouache on paper, 44 x 31 cm (see : Fernand Léger. Rétrospective, July 2 - October 2, 1988, Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, no. 131, reproduced on p. 115). - Fernand Léger, Composition avec profil, 1926, Oil on canvas, 139 x 97 cm, signed and dated lower right, Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal (see : Fernand Léger. Rétrospective, May 29 - September 29, 1997, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, reproduced, unpaginated page). A certificate from the Comité Léger can be supplied on request and at the purchaser's expense. A certificate from Mr. Quentin Laurens, Galerie Louise Leiris, dated May 23, 2001, will be presented to the buyer.