Fernand Léger
(1881 - 1955)
Previously Sold Works
FERNAND LÉGER
Composition au Tournesol, 1953
gouache on paper laid on canvas
signed with initials and dated 1953 lower right
11.5 x 9.75 in ( 29.2 x 24.8 cm )
Auction Estimate: $20,000.00 - $30,000.00
Price Realized $21,600.00
Sale date: November 27th 2024
FERNAND LÉGER
Métropolitan from Les Illuminations
lithograph with colour pochoir
signed and inscribed "Bon pour la couleur pour Claude - F. Léger" lower right. Published by Éditions des Gaules (Louis Grosclaude) and printed by Roth & Sauter, Lausanne
13 x 9 in ( 33 x 22.9 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $2,088.00
Sale date: February 25th 2025
FERNAND LÉGER
La Racine Grise
colour lithograph
signed and numbered 129/250 in the lower margin; with Guy Spitzer, Éditeur, Paris stamp and titled and numbered on a gallery label on the frame on the reverse
19 x 25 ins ( 48.3 x 63.5 cms ) ( image )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: September 27th 2022
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Fernand Léger Biography
(1881 - 1955)
Fernand Léger was a multidisciplinary artist known for his works across various mediums, including paint, ceramics, film, and theatre. Born in 1881 in Argentan, France, he began his career as an architectural draftsman. Léger attended classes at the École des Beaux-Arts and also studied at the Académie Julian. His exposure to works by Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, and Georges Braque led him to adop the Cubist style. Léger served in World War I, and his experiences during the war prompted him to become more interested in social justice issues, which is reflected in pieces like "Verdun, The Trench Diggers" (1916). In 1924, he completed his first film, "Ballet mécanique", and opened the Académie de l’Art Moderne at 86 Notre-Dame-Des-Champs in the Montparnasse district. During this period, he developed tubism, which is characterized by architectural elements and human body parts rendered to look like tubes and cylinders.
Upon his move to New York to escape World War II, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) presented an exhibition of his work in 1935. After the war ended, he returned to France but continued to travel and produce various projects until his death in 1955. His works can be found in institutions like the Tate Gallery in London, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the MoMA in New York.
