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Monumental Léger

Worldwide, Until June 2018

After a design by Fernand Léger (1881–1955), La Partie de campagne (2éme état), 1984–93, executed by Heidi Melano. Price on request.

Christie’s Impressionist & Modern Art Private Sales is honoured to present an extraordinary collection of Fernand Léger works, including vibrant mosaics, tapestries and ceramic sculptures. These monumental pieces represent Léger’s belief that art, when fully integrated into the modern city, could impact and improve the lives of those who encountered it. To achieve his vision, Léger drew on the expertise of the most celebrated artisans working in their respective fields to explore large-scale tapestries and mosaics that could be interwoven into the fabric of their environments, enlivening the facades of buildings and filling entire interiors with their exuberant colours and vital spirit.

Please do not hesitate to contact us to arrange a viewing or to find out more about this unique collection.

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Exhibition highlights

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Etude pour la femme et l'enfant
    with signature ‘F.LEGER 1/1’ (lower right)
    mosaic
    77 x 59 in. (195 x 150 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1923

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Deux femmes aux fleurs sur fond gris
    with the initials 'F.L' (lower right)
    mosaic
    77 3/4 x 49 1/2 in. (197.5 x 125.5 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1927

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    La grande parade (1er état)
    with signature ‘F.LEGER 1/1’ (lower right)
    mosaic
    107 x 129 in. (271 x 328 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1952

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    La partie de campagne (2éme état)
    with signature ‘F.LEGER 1/1’ (lower right)
    mosaic
    88 x 122 in. (224 x 308 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1953

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les constructeurs (état définitif)
    with signature ‘F.LEGER 1/1’ (lower right)
    mosaic
    117 x 78 in. (297 x 197 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1950

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les plongeurs polychromes
    with signature ‘F.LEGER 1/1’ (lower right)
    mosaic
    107 1/2 x 76 in. (273 x 190 cm.)
    This unique work executed between 1984 and 1993 by Heidi Melano after a painting by Fernand Léger executed in 1942-1946

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les loisirs sur fond rouge
    tapestry
    134 5/8 x 175 1/8 in. (342 x 445 cm.)
    Hand weaved in 1990 by Yvette Cauquil-Prince based on a painting by Fernand Léger in an edition of 1 plus 1 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les constructeurs
    tapestry
    116 1/8 x 82 5/8 in. (295 x 210 cm.)
    Hand weaved in 1988 by Yvette Cauquil-Prince based on a painting by Fernand Léger in an edition of 1 plus 1 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    La grande parade sur fond rouge
    with signature ‘F.LEGER’ (lower right)
    tapestry
    110 1/4 x 149 1/2 in. (280 x 380 cm.)
    Hand weaved in 1990 by Yvette Cauquil-Prince based on a painting by Fernand Léger in an edition of 1 plus 1 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Enfant à la fleur
    with signature 'F. LEGER' (lower right)
    glazed ceramic relief
    157 1/2 x 78 3/4 in. (400 x 200 cm.)
    Executed in 1989 by Claude Brice in an edition of 3 plus III and 3 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les femmes au perroquet
    with signature 'F.LEGER' (lower right)
    glazed ceramic relief
    157 1/2 x 157 1/2 in. (400 x 400 cm.)
    Executed by Claude Brice in 1989 in an edition of 3 plus III and 3 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Les femmes au perroquet
    with signature 'F.LEGER' (lower right)
    glazed ceramic relief
    157 1/2 x 236 in. (400 x 600 cm.)
    Executed in 1989 by Claude Brice in an edition of 6 plus III and 3 H.C.

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Grand coq
    glazed ceramic sculpture
    Height: 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm.)
    Executed by the Claude Brice ceramic workshop, Biot, in an edition of 8 plus 3 H.C, based on an original sculpture by Fernand Léger from 1952

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Petit coq
    glazed ceramic sculpture
    Height: 15 in. (38 cm.)
    Executed by the Claude Brice ceramic workshop, Biot, based on an original sculpture by Fernand Léger from 1952

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    La Branche Rockefeller
    glazed ceramic sculpture
    Height: 22 in. (56 cm.)
    Executed by the Claude Brice ceramic workshop, Biot, based on an original sculpture by Fernand Léger from 1952

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    La Branche Musée
    glazed ceramic sculpture
    Height: 27 1/4 in. (69 cm.)
    Executed by the Claude Brice ceramic workshop, Biot, based on an original sculpture by Fernand Léger from 1952

  • After Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

    Le jardin d'enfants
    glazed ceramic sculpture
    21 1/2 x 28 x 1 1/2 in. (55 x 71 x 3.8 cm.)
    Executed by the Claude Brice ceramic workshop, Biot, based on an original sculpture by Fernand Léger from 1952


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