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Geometric Composition

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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.

Additional information

Condition

Excellent Condition

Date

Type

Modern Print-Makers

Framing

Medium

Serigraph in Colors

Signing, Dating, and Titling

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.

Price & Purchase

Price:
$700
$550