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Lot 179
  • 179

Fernand Léger

Estimate
45,000 - 65,000 GBP
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Description

  • Fernand Léger
  • FLEURS ET GUITARE
  • signed F.L. and dated 51 (lower right); numbered No. 115 on the reverse
  • brush and ink and gouache on paper
  • 56.2 by 44.2cm., 22 1/8 by 17 3/8 in.

Provenance

Alexander Liberman, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down, T-hinged to the mount at two points along the top edge. There are artist's pinholes to all four corners. Apart from a couple of small flattened creases to the left edge and some light time staining to the exposed section of the sheet, this work is in good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate although the paper tone is warmer in the original.
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