Details

Provenance

Carstairs Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist) Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1951) Private Collection, New York Sotheby’s, New York, 5 November 1981, lot 242 (consigned by the above) Helly Nahmad Gallery, London and New York (acquired from the above sale) Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf Private Collection, Munich (acquired from the above) Private Collection, Europe (acquired as a gift from the above in 1993) Sotheby’s, New York, 5 November 2015, lot 7 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Early Léger , 1951, no. 9 (titled Man in the City and with inverted dimensions) New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Léger: The Sidney Janis Gallery presents a choice selection of paintings by Fernand Léger in its 3rd exhibition of his work , 1952, no. 6 New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, 30 Years of Léger , 1952, no. 6 Milan, Palazzo Reale, Architectonic Composition , 1997 Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Fernand Léger , 2002-03, n.n., p. 75, illustrated in colour; p. 163 Ishøj, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger, Man in the New Age , 2006, no. 13, p. 14, illustrated in colour Nice, Musée National Marc Chagall; Biot, Musée National Fernand Léger and Vallauris, Musée National Pablo Picasso, La guerre et la paix, Picasso, Dis-moi, Blaise. Léger, Chagall, Picasso et Blaise Cendrars , 2009, no. 13, p. 49, illustrated in colour; p. 179

Literature

Exh. Cat., New York, Sidney Janis, Fernand Léger: Major Themes , 1957, illustrated in photographs Georges Bauquier, Férnand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, 1903-1919 , Paris, 1990, no. 164, p. 293, illustrated in colour

Catalog summary

Fernard Léger 1881 - 1955 Les Hommes dans la ville signed F. LEGER and dated 19 (lower right); signed again, titled and dated again (on the reverse) oil on canvas 65.2 by 54.7 cm. 25⅝ by 21½ in. Executed in 1919. Provenance Carstairs Gallery, New York (acquired from the artist) Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1951) Private Collection, New York Sotheby’s, New York, 5 November 1981, lot 242 (consigned by the above) Helly Nahmad Gallery, London and New York (acquired from the above sale) Galerie Hans Mayer, Düsseldorf Private Collection, Munich (acquired from the above) Private Collection, Europe (acquired as a gift from the above in 1993) Sotheby’s, New York, 5 November 2015, lot 7 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner Exhibited New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Early Léger , 1951, no. 9 (titled Man in the City and with inverted dimensions) New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Léger: The Sidney Janis Gallery presents a choice selection of paintings by Fernand Léger in its 3rd exhibition of his work , 1952, no. 6 New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, 30 Years of Léger , 1952, no. 6 Milan, Palazzo Reale, Architectonic Composition , 1997 Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, Fernand Léger , 2002-03, n.n., p. 75, illustrated in colour; p. 163 Ishøj, Arken Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger, Man in the New Age , 2006, no. 13, p. 14, illustrated in colour Nice, Musée National Marc Chagall; Biot, Musée National Fernand Léger and Vallauris, Musée National Pablo Picasso, La guerre et la paix, Picasso, Dis-moi, Blaise. Léger, Chagall, Picasso et Blaise Cendrars , 2009, no. 13, p. 49, illustrated in colour; p. 179 Literature Exh. Cat., New York, Sidney Janis, Fernand Léger: Major Themes , 1957, illustrated in photographs Georges Bauquier, Férnand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, 1903-1919 , Paris, 1990, no. 164, p. 293, illustrated in colour