Art and Material by Fernand Léger

Published on 04 February 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 12 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

This tapestry is one of four based on a 1953 painting on cardboard by Fernand Léger.

Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Composition abstraite (Abstract Composition), six-color... Art and Material by Fernand Léger

Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Composition abstraite (Abstract Composition), six-color woolen tapestry made in 1962 on a low-warp loom by Tabard Frères & Sœurs in Aubusson, 195.5 x 394 cm (approx. 76.9 x 155.1 in).
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

There is no point trying to identify which painting served as the basis for this low-warp tapestry. It does not exist. Fernand Léger designed this work as a wall composition, and not the transposition in wool of a painting. Made in 1953, the model came after…

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[POSTPONED SALE] - 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND SCULPTURES

Friday 12 February 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

Salle 1-7 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

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