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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTION
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Soldats dans un abri, Argonne
Details
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Soldats dans un abri, Argonne
signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'M.F 15 FL,' (lower center)
pen and brown ink on paper laid down on card
8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm.)
Drawn in Maison Forestière, Argonne in 1915
Soldats dans un abri, Argonne
signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'M.F 15 FL,' (lower center)
pen and brown ink on paper laid down on card
8 x 6 in. (20 x 15.2 cm.)
Drawn in Maison Forestière, Argonne in 1915
Provenance
Lord Amulree, London (by 1956).
Andrew Fairbarns, Esq., Kent (gift from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1995, lot 195.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Andrew Fairbarns, Esq., Kent (gift from the above); sale, Christie's, London, 27 June 1995, lot 195.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
D. Cooper, Fernand Léger: Dessins de guerre, 1915-1916, Paris, 1956 (illustrated, pl. 2).
J. Cassou and J. Leymarie, Fernand Léger: Drawings and Gouaches, London, 1973, p. 44, no. 39 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, New York, 1978, p. 19, no. 14 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Green, Léger and the Avant-Garde, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 104, no. 62 (illustrated, p. 106; with incorrect dimensions).
J. Cassou and J. Leymarie, Fernand Léger: Drawings and Gouaches, London, 1973, p. 44, no. 39 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
W. Schmalenbach, Fernand Léger, New York, 1978, p. 19, no. 14 (illustrated; with incorrect dimensions).
C. Green, Léger and the Avant-Garde, New Haven and London, 1976, p. 104, no. 62 (illustrated, p. 106; with incorrect dimensions).
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