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Property from the Collection of Wilma (Billie) and Laurence Tisch
FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Le jongleur chinois
Details
FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Le jongleur chinois
signed and dated 'F. LEGER 45' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26 x 36 1⁄8 in. (65.9 x 91.7 cm.)
Painted in 1945
Le jongleur chinois
signed and dated 'F. LEGER 45' (lower right)
oil on canvas
26 x 36 1⁄8 in. (65.9 x 91.7 cm.)
Painted in 1945
Provenance
Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, New York.
Otto and Eloise Spaeth, New York (by April 1953, until at least June 1955).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, by December 1960).
Arthur Stern, Rochester (acquired from the above, 3 January 1961).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1 October 1963.
Otto and Eloise Spaeth, New York (by April 1953, until at least June 1955).
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, by December 1960).
Arthur Stern, Rochester (acquired from the above, 3 January 1961).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, 1 October 1963.
Literature
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger: Catalogue Raisonné, 1944-1948, Paris, 2000, vol. VII, p. 92, no. 1205 (illustrated).
Exhibited
The Art Institute of Chicago; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Léger, April 1953- January 1954, pp. 66 and 86, no. 57 (illustrated).
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, The Spaeth Collection, June 1955, no. 19 (illustrated).
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Léger, December 1960-January 1961, no. 13 (illustrated).
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, The Spaeth Collection, June 1955, no. 19 (illustrated).
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Léger, December 1960-January 1961, no. 13 (illustrated).
Presentado por
Paige Kestenman
Vice President, Senior Specialist, Co-Head of 20th Century Evening Sale