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PROPERTY FROM THE ORANGE BLOSSOM COLLECTION
AFTER FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Femmes au perroquet
Details
AFTER FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Femmes au perroquet
inscribed with signature, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'F. LÉGER VIII/VIII FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA' (lower right)
painted bronze
32 1⁄8 x 47 1⁄8 in. (81.7 x 119.6 cm.)
Conceived circa 1950-1952 and executed in 1986-1989
Femmes au perroquet
inscribed with signature, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'F. LÉGER VIII/VIII FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA' (lower right)
painted bronze
32 1⁄8 x 47 1⁄8 in. (81.7 x 119.6 cm.)
Conceived circa 1950-1952 and executed in 1986-1989
Provenance
Private collection, Hawaii; sale, Christie's, New York, 7 May 2009, lot 319.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
D. Haim Chanin, Léger selon Léger: Mosaïques et céramiques monumentales, Paris, 1997, p. 8 (ceramic version illustrated).
Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Léger: The Monumental Art, Milan, 2005, p. 159, no. 166 (larger ceramic version illustrated).
Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Léger: The Monumental Art, Milan, 2005, p. 159, no. 166 (larger ceramic version illustrated).
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