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Fernand LĂ©ger (1881-1955)
Composition I , 1938 (Executed)
Lot #246 |
2004-06-23 |
Christie's, London
IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART (DAY SALE)
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 150,000 - 200,000 (currency of sale)
USD 274,950 - 366,600 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 6921
Auction name: IMPRESSIONIST & MODERN ART (DAY SALE)
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2004-06-23
End date: 2004-06-23
Currency: GBP
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century French Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 25 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (65 x 50.5 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
65
Width In Centimeters:
50.5
Height In Inches:
25.625
Width In Inches:
19.875
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Year notes: Executed in 1938.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Anonymous sale, HĂ´tel Drouot, Paris, 15 March 1979, lot 19.<br> <br> Galerie Fabian Boulakia, Paris.<br> <br> Acquired from the above by the present owner<br> <br> circa<br> <br> 1979.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> G. Bauquier,<br> <br> Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint 1938-1943<br> <br> , Paris, 1998, no. 1023 (illustrated p. 82).
Catalog summary
Fernand LĂ©ger (1881-1955) Composition I signed and dated 'F.Leger 38' (lower right); signed, titled and dated 'F.Leger.38 Composition I' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 19 7/8 in. (65 x 50.5 cm.) Painted in 1938