Description
A beautiful abstraction, remarkably Cubist despite Fernand Leger’s work by the mid-1950s generally being far more organic.
From generously-inked plates.
A beautiful work that is just stunning in its custom walnut frame.
Details
Medium:
Serigraph (silkscreen) and poichoir in colors after the gouache by Léger.
Paper:
Printed on Arches white wove paper and bearing the Arches watermark in the lower left margin.
Publisher:
Published by La Guilde Internationale de la Gravure, Paris, the second of ten compositions included in the portfolio Dix Serigraphies [Ten Screenprints].
Printer:
Printed by Jean Bruller
Date:
1954
Signature:
Signed in the plate en recto lower right. Hand-numbered in pencil en recto lower right margin. The monogram stamp of the printer is en recto in the lower left corner of the image.
Edition:
This is impression 240 out of the edition of 1000.
Framing:
Custom framed in oiled and waxed walnut, with spacers lifting the UV-Filter Plexiglass one-quarter-inch above the mat. All conservation materials.
Condition:
Excellent condition, without damage or flaw; paint is applied thickly and clear.
Framed Size:
36 in. (h) x 28 in. (w) ×
Sheet Size:
28 in. (w) × 36 in. (h)
Window Size:
36 in. (h) x 28 in. (w) ×
Image Size:
36 in. (h) x 28 in. (w) ×
Reference:
Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Blue Moon Press.
