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Les Parapluies - "La Ville" (after) Fernand Leger, 1959

1959

About the Item

“Man needs color to live; it’s just as necessary an element as fire and water.” - Fernand Léger This lithograph by Fernand Leger is from the portfolio entitled "La Ville" (The City) which consists of 29 lithographs featuring scenes of people, life and emotions of Paris. The artist had started the project in 1954 but unfortunately passed away in the summer of 1955. His wife, along with Fernand Mourlot and the publisher Teriade, assembled the rest of Leger's studies and finished plates to complete the project and it was eventually printed and released in 1959, four years after his death. In Leger's later years he ventured from the abstract to compositions depicting scenes of popular life featuring acrobats (as seen in portfolio "Le Cirque"), builders, etc - concentrating more on the common man. The edition was composed of 180 numbered works and a further 20 H.C. proofs numbered in Roman numerals. There were a further 4 printer's proofs of each image. Ref. Saphire. p.238 (Fernand Leger - L'oeuvre Gravé) Certificate of Provenance: Each individual work of art carefully curated by Mourlot Editions comes with a Certificate of Provenance, signed, dated, stamped, and numbered by Eric Mourlot. This certificate guarantees the origin and authenticity of your personal lithograph.
  • Creation Year:
    1959
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26 in (66.04 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • After:
    (after) Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955, French)
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  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU132328088232
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