Composition, 1950
31.8 cms x 22.2 cms (12.5 ins x 8.75 ins)
Signed with initials, dated 1950, signed and inscribed "A Madame Matarazzo en souvenir de sa visite à mon atelier. Très cordialement F. Léger 21-5-52" lower right underneath the mat
made in 1950
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Select Masterworks of Canadian & International Art" held on Wed, May 28, 2025.
Lot 48913
Lot 48913
Estimate: CAD $30,000 - $50,000
Realised: CAD $31,200
Realised: CAD $31,200
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Gift of the Artist
Yolanda Penteado and Ciccillo Matarazzo, São Paulo
Harvey Lubitz Fine Art, New York
Elca London Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Fernand Léger, "Functions of Painting", New York, 1973, page 168
Notes:
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.
Gift of the Artist
Yolanda Penteado and Ciccillo Matarazzo, São Paulo
Harvey Lubitz Fine Art, New York
Elca London Gallery, Montreal
Private Collection, Toronto
Literature:
Fernand Léger, "Functions of Painting", New York, 1973, page 168
Notes:
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.
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