Fernand Léger *
(Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
Composition mécanique, 1923, monogrammed, dated F. L. 23, graphite on paper, 36.9 x 27.2 cm, framed
Photo-Certificate:
Irus Hansma, 30 September 2015 with the no. 111/09/2015.
Irus Hansma will include the work in her catalogue raisonné of works on paper, currently in preparation.
Provenance:
Private Collection, USA
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 10 December 2016, lot 325 - acquired there by the present owner
Léger spent the initial post-war years developing the mechanical style he had begun to explore at the front. Léger's "période mécanique" is a phase of work in which he predominantly combined elements borrowed from the world of machines into abstract geometric composi-tions. In his "Composition mecanique" from 1923, Fernand Léger 'screws' the work together part by part in close sequence. The composition includes per-forated sheets, circles and rec-tangles. They interlock, complement and pene-trate each other and reappear in seemingly varied forms. One loses oneself in the web of differently nuanced grey lines and surfaces, and one’s eyes set off on a fascinating guided tour of exploration through the supposed heights and depths of the work.
The drawing offered here can be seen as a direct study for the 1924 painting "Élément mécanique", which is now in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, in Paris.
Esperta: Dr. Petra Maria Schäpers
Dr. Petra Maria Schäpers
+49 211 2107747
petra.schaepers@dorotheum.de
29.11.2022 - 18:00
- Prezzo realizzato: **
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EUR 104.531,-
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EUR 75.000,- a EUR 90.000,-
Fernand Léger *
(Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
Composition mécanique, 1923, monogrammed, dated F. L. 23, graphite on paper, 36.9 x 27.2 cm, framed
Photo-Certificate:
Irus Hansma, 30 September 2015 with the no. 111/09/2015.
Irus Hansma will include the work in her catalogue raisonné of works on paper, currently in preparation.
Provenance:
Private Collection, USA
Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 10 December 2016, lot 325 - acquired there by the present owner
Léger spent the initial post-war years developing the mechanical style he had begun to explore at the front. Léger's "période mécanique" is a phase of work in which he predominantly combined elements borrowed from the world of machines into abstract geometric composi-tions. In his "Composition mecanique" from 1923, Fernand Léger 'screws' the work together part by part in close sequence. The composition includes per-forated sheets, circles and rec-tangles. They interlock, complement and pene-trate each other and reappear in seemingly varied forms. One loses oneself in the web of differently nuanced grey lines and surfaces, and one’s eyes set off on a fascinating guided tour of exploration through the supposed heights and depths of the work.
The drawing offered here can be seen as a direct study for the 1924 painting "Élément mécanique", which is now in the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, in Paris.
Esperta: Dr. Petra Maria Schäpers
Dr. Petra Maria Schäpers
+49 211 2107747
petra.schaepers@dorotheum.de
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| Asta: | Arte moderna |
| Tipo d'asta: | Asta in sala con Live Bidding |
| Data: | 29.11.2022 - 18:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 22.11. - 29.11.2022 |
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