Fernand LĂ©ger
Composition Ă la plante verte, premier Ă©tat , 1939 (Executed)
Lot #47 |
2026-03-04 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
GBP 500,000 - 700,000 (currency of sale)
USD 640,000 - 896,000 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L26002
Auction name: Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2026-03-04
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century French Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 65 by 92.1 cm. 25â…ť by 36ÂĽ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
65
Width In Centimeters:
92.1
Height In Inches:
25.59
Width In Inches:
36.25
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Year notes: Executed in 1939.
Provenance
Nadia Léger, France (the artist’s wife; acquired as a gift from the artist) Galerie Garibaldi, Marseille Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1950) Private Collection, Paris (acquired by descent from the above by 1998) Christie’s, Paris, 1 December 2009, lot 125 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Marseille, Musée Cantini, Fernand Léger , 1966, no. 60, n.p., illustrated (titled Composition and with inverted dimensions) Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger , 1997-98, n.n., p. 213, illustrated in colour (titled Nature morte à la plante verte )
Literature
Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint 1938-1943 , vol. VI, Paris, 1998, no. 1057, p. 126, illustrated in colour
Catalog summary
Fernand Léger 1881 - 1955 Composition à la plante verte, premier état signed F. LEGER , dedicated a nadia Amicalement and dated 39 (lower right) oil on canvas 65 by 92.1 cm. 25⅝ by 36¼ in. Executed in 1939. Provenance Nadia Léger, France (the artist’s wife; acquired as a gift from the artist) Galerie Garibaldi, Marseille Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1950) Private Collection, Paris (acquired by descent from the above by 1998) Christie’s, Paris, 1 December 2009, lot 125 (consigned by the above) Acquired from the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Marseille, Musée Cantini, Fernand Léger , 1966, no. 60, n.p., illustrated (titled Composition and with inverted dimensions) Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger , 1997-98, n.n., p. 213, illustrated in colour (titled Nature morte à la plante verte ) Literature Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger: Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint 1938-1943 , vol. VI, Paris, 1998, no. 1057, p. 126, illustrated in colour