Fernand LĂ©ger
TĂŞte de femme (Figure II) , 1947 (Executed)
Lot #336 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 400,000 - 600,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12125
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: 20th Century French Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 25 â…ť by 19 Âľ in. 65.1 by 50.2 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
65.1
Width In Centimeters:
50.2
Height In Inches:
25.625
Width In Inches:
19.75
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Year notes: Executed in 1947-48.
Provenance
Galerie Louis Carré & Cie., Paris Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1949) Private Collection (acquired by descent from the above) Christie’s, New York, 14 November 2017, lot 402 (consigned by the above) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Opening Exhibition, LĂ©ger, 1912-1948 , 1948, no. 18 (titled Mise au point d'un visage and dated 1948)
Literature
Eugène Guillevic, "Sur des figures de Fernand Léger," Cahiers d'art , 24ème année , 1949, p. 82, illustrated (prior to signature and dated 1947) Douglas Cooper, Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace , Geneva, 1949, p. 148, illustrated; p. 193 (titled Tête and dated 1947) Exh. Cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger , 1998, p. 282, illustrated in situ Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, 1944-1948 , vol. VII, Paris, 2000, no. 1249, p. 156, illustrated
Catalog summary
Property from an Important Private Collection, Chicago  Fernand Léger 1881 - 1955 Tête de femme (Figure II) signed F. LEGER. and dated 48 (lower right) oil on canvas 25 ⅝ by 19 ¾ in. 65.1 by 50.2 cm. Executed in 1947-48. Provenance Galerie Louis Carré & Cie., Paris Sidney Janis Gallery, New York Private Collection (acquired from the above in 1949) Private Collection (acquired by descent from the above) Christie’s, New York, 14 November 2017, lot 402 (consigned by the above) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Opening Exhibition, Léger, 1912-1948 , 1948, no. 18 (titled Mise au point d'un visage and dated 1948) Literature Eugène Guillevic, "Sur des figures de Fernand Léger," Cahiers d'art , 24ème année , 1949, p. 82, illustrated (prior to signature and dated 1947) Douglas Cooper, Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace , Geneva, 1949, p. 148, illustrated; p. 193 (titled Tête and dated 1947) Exh. Cat., New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Fernand Léger , 1998, p. 282, illustrated in situ Georges Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre peint, 1944-1948 , vol. VII, Paris, 2000, no. 1249, p. 156, illustrated