Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
French, 1881-1955
A painter as well as a filmmaker, illustrator, stage-set designer, ceramicist and printmaker, Fernand Léger was one of the most prolific artists of the first half of the 20th century. His early mature work as a Cubist was marked by the use of bold colors and contrasts and a visual vocabulary inspired by industrial technology. In his later career, Léger turned to idiomatic, almost naïve depictions of human figures, in a belief that his work should be accessible to ordinary people and relevant to their lives.
Born in Normandy, the son of a cattle trader, Léger worked as an architectural draftsman in Paris while studying art. By 1908 he was a member of an artistic circle that included Marc Chagall, Robert Delaunay, sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, and the poet Guillaume Appolinaire, and through them he became connected to the Cubists. As opposed to the flat planes and neutral hues seen in the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, Léger’s Cubist abstractions were devised with vivid colors and forms that had dimensionality. Soon after his army service in World War I — he was gassed at the Battle of Verdun — Léger entered his “mechanical” period. Convinced that technology would improve the human condition, he painted compositions of tubular shapes and cylinders that are reminiscent of machine parts. In other work, Léger sought to capture the bustle and brio of modern life with references to railroad stations, factories, street signs and billboards.
Léger had also emerged from the trenches with a deep concern to make his art engage the sorts of men and women he had met during the war. He sought to bring his work to a wider audience through film, theater sets and book illustrations. In the 1920s, influenced by Purism — a variant on Cubism that promoted a simpler and more direct approach to forms and compositions — Léger produced a series of paintings depicting everyday objects: a soda siphon, an accordion, a guitar and vase. The human figure returned to his work. By 1930, pure abstraction disappeared almost completely from Léger’s art in favor of simple studies of people. Their boldly outlined forms, placed against a bright background, can be regarded as an assemblage of parts — yet in these representations of dancers, acrobats and folks on bicycles, Léger seems to be articulating a kind of kinship and affection. You will see from the works on offer why Fernand Léger is often regarded as the warmest and most humane of the great modern artists.
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Artist: Fernand Léger
Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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No title
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
After a gouache.
Edition : 113/200
Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris)
Catalog : Saphire E10
56.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 14.96 in. (pa...
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1950s Abstract Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Silk
Original French MCM Modernist Signed Abstract Lithograph Fernand Leger 1952
By Fernand Léger
Located in Portland, OR
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Femme sur fond jaune (Woman Against Yellow Background), 1952
Created in 1952, this original color lithograph is hand signed in ink by Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955) in the lower right margin. Printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris out of the total edition of 150 unnumbered proofs on Arches wove paper. We at Bloomsbury Fine Art & Antiques can...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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1959 Original poster by Fernand Léger - Maison de la pensée française
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
Fernand Léger, a towering figure in 20th-century art, left an indelible mark through his diverse and dynamic body of work. Born on February 4, 1881, in Argentan, France, Léger's arti...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Tea Time : The Samovar - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER
Tea Time : The Samovar, 1959
Original lithograph and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum Auvergne 38,9 x 50 cm (c. 15,3 x 19,6 Inches)
Published in 1959...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Stencil
Sculptures Polychromes, Modern Lithograph Poster by Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernand Léger, French (1881 -1955) - Sculptures Polychromes at Galerie Louis Carres, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph Poster, Size: 25.25 x 18.75 in. (64.14 x 47.63 cm), Printer: C...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Original...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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1955 original exhibition poster by Fernand Léger - in Leverkusen, Germany
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1955 original exhibition poster was created for Fernand Léger’s retrospective at Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen, Germany. Featuring Léger’s signature bold lines, geometric abst...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Broom, Modern Woodcut by Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernand Léger, French (1881 -1955) - Broom, Year: 1922, Medium: Woodcut, Image Size: 11.5 x 8.5 inches, Size: 12.5 x 9 in. (31.75 x 22.86 cm), Frame Size: 18 x 15 inches, Descri...
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1920s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Tete de Femme
By Fernand Léger
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fernand Leger
Tete de Femme
1949
23 x 14 1/4 in.
From the rare limited edition
Original lithograph on paper
Hand signed and numbered
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20th Century Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The city, The umbrellas - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger
The umbrellas, 1959
Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot)
Signed with the artist's stamp
Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160)
On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 2...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
The Outing (La Partie de Campagne) (Verve)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Fernand Leger
Title: The Outing (La Partie de Campagne) (Verve)
Medium: Original lithograph
Date: 1952
Edition: Unnumbered
Sheet Size: 14" x...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
1956 original poster by Fernand Léger for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
Fernand Léger's original 1956 poster for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, taken from a 1924 work and printed by Mourlot, is a remarkable example of art combining past and present. Fern...
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1950s Cubist Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Still life with Journal and Flowers - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER
Still life with Journal and Flowers, 1959
Original lithograph and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum Auvergne 50,2 x 40 cm (c. 19,7 x 15,7 Inches)
Publ...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Stencil
1971 Original poster promoting an exhibition of Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful poster promoting an exhibition with artworks by the French painter, sculptor and filmmaker, Fernand Léger (1881-1955).
Léger was highly influenced by the movements in ar...
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1970s Cubist Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Cubist Wood Logs - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER
Cubist Wood Logs, 1959
Original lithograph and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum Auvergne 38,9 x 50 cm (c. 15,3 x 19,6 Inches)
Published in 1959, under the control of the wife of the artist, Nadia Léger...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Stencil
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Maison de la Pensee Francaise by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Fernand Leger
Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1954
Dimensions: 26.5 x 19.25 in, 67.3 x 48.9 cm
This vibrant lithographic poster, created to promote the opening of an exhibiti...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Album de 10 sérigraphies
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1951
Edition : 57/200
Publisher : Guilde internationale de la Gravure (Genève)
Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris)
Catalog : Sapphire E7
56.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 14....
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1950s Abstract Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Nature morte
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1951
Handsigned by the artist in pencil
Edition : 300
Publisher : Editions Falaize (Paris)
Printer : Mourlot (Paris)
Catalog : Saphire 109
32.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 12.6 in....
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1950s Abstract Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Original...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Profil de Femme, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Profil de Femme
Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955)
Date: circa 1931 (pulled 1961)
Drypoint Etching on Richard de Bas
Edition of 102
Image Size: 10 x 8 inches
Size: 15.75 x 12 in. (40....
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1960s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Etching
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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From the Series "La Ville"
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1959 and is a part of the "La Ville" portfolio. It is annotated "Epreuve de l'atelier Mourlot /...
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1950s Post-War Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Éditions Verve, Paris, under the direction of Tériade, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 5, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), "Cirque" is entirely composed, handwritten text and illustrations, of original lithographs by Fernand Léger. This album was produced by Fernand Léger with the collaboration of Tériade and Marguerite Lang. It was completed printing on the presses de Mourlot Frères, on October 5, 1950, for Les Éditions Verve, Paris. The edition of this album includes two CCLXXX examples numbered from I to CCLXXX and XX hors-commerce examples. Numbered from I to XX. All examples, on vélin d'Arches, are signed by the artist [on the colophon].
Catalogue raisonné reference: Léger, F., & Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger : the complete graphic work. Blue Moon Press, 44-106.
History of the edition: Cirque was originally conceived as a collaboration between Fernand Léger and the novelist Henry Miller. At a time when the two were interested in working together, the publisher Efstratios Tériade Léger approached Leger to make prints for an artist’s book. Tériade hoped to publish a series of such books with the circus as the theme. Léger was a circus enthusiast who often used circus images in his paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Original...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Éditions Verve, Paris, under the direction of Tériade, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 5, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), "Cirque" is entirely composed, handwritten text and illustrations, of original lithographs by Fernand Léger. This album was produced by Fernand Léger with the collaboration of Tériade and Marguerite Lang. It was completed printing on the presses de Mourlot Frères, on October 5, 1950, for Les Éditions Verve, Paris. The edition of this album includes two CCLXXX examples numbered from I to CCLXXX and XX hors-commerce examples. Numbered from I to XX. All examples, on vélin d'Arches, are signed by the artist [on the colophon].
Catalogue raisonné reference: Léger, F., & Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger : the complete graphic work. Blue Moon Press, 44-106.
History of the edition: Cirque was originally conceived as a collaboration between Fernand Léger and the novelist Henry Miller. At a time when the two were interested in working together, the publisher Efstratios Tériade Léger approached Leger to make prints for an artist’s book. Tériade hoped to publish a series of such books with the circus as the theme. Léger was a circus enthusiast who often used circus images in his paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Tete De Femme, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tete De Femme
Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955)\
Date: 1952
Drypoint Etching, stamp signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 100
Image Size: 7.75 x 4.75 inches
Size: 12.5 x 9.25 in. ...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Drypoint, Etching
Still Life - Lithograph by F. Léger - 1951
By Fernand Léger
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a color lithograph realized by Fernand Léger (1881-1955) and published by éditions Falaize, Paris, 1951.
With the additional values of the blue ink signature and an ...
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1950s Contemporary Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition on a yellow background
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1954
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 59/75
Publisher : Galerie Louise Leiris (Paris)
Printer : Mourlot (Paris)
Catalog : Saphire 138
50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm....
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1950s Abstract Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Chevreuse
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, ca1951
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 194/200
Publisher : Guilde Internationale de la Gravure (Genève et Paris)
Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris)
Catalog : [...
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1950s Abstract Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Silk
Original 1955 exhibition poster by Fernand Léger - Festival Lyon Charbonnieres
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original 1955 exhibition poster was created by Fernand Léger himself to promote a major retrospective of his work at the Musée de Lyon. The show, which ran from June 28...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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1959 original poster by Fernand Léger at the Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
In May 1959, the Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris hosted an extraordinary exhibition showcasing Fernand Léger's La Ville: 29 Lithographies Originales (The City: 29 Original Lithographs...
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1950s Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph, Paper
The Village XI
By Fernand Léger
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Leger, Fernand
Title: The Village XI
Date: 1965
Medium: Lithograph
Edition: E.A. from Mourlot Archives
Printer: Mourlot, Paris
Unframed Dimensions: 26" x 19.75"
Framed ...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition (Saphire 24-38), Les Illuminations, Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on papier vélin teinté, fait a la main paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Les Illuminations, 1949. Published by...
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1940s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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The Village VII
By Fernand Léger
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Leger, Fernand
Title: The Village VII
Date: 1965
Medium: Lithograph
Unframed Dimensions: 26" x 19.75"
Framed Dimensions: 32" x 25.75"
Signature: Stamped signature
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Éditions Verve, Paris, under the direction of Tériade, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 5, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), "Cirque" is entirely composed, handwritten text and illustrations, of original lithographs by Fernand Léger. This album was produced by Fernand Léger with the collaboration of Tériade and Marguerite Lang. It was completed printing on the presses de Mourlot Frères, on October 5, 1950, for Les Éditions Verve, Paris. The edition of this album includes two CCLXXX examples numbered from I to CCLXXX and XX hors-commerce examples. Numbered from I to XX. All examples, on vélin d'Arches, are signed by the artist [on the colophon].
Catalogue raisonné reference: Léger, F., & Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger : the complete graphic work. Blue Moon Press, 44-106.
History of the edition: Cirque was originally conceived as a collaboration between Fernand Léger and the novelist Henry Miller. At a time when the two were interested in working together, the publisher Efstratios Tériade Léger approached Leger to make prints for an artist’s book. Tériade hoped to publish a series of such books with the circus as the theme. Léger was a circus enthusiast who often used circus images in his paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Édition...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Éditions Verve, Paris, under the direction of Tériade, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 5, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), "Cirque" is entirely composed, handwritten text and illustrations, of original lithographs by Fernand Léger. This album was produced by Fernand Léger with the collaboration of Tériade and Marguerite Lang. It was completed printing on the presses de Mourlot Frères, on October 5, 1950, for Les Éditions Verve, Paris. The edition of this album includes two CCLXXX examples numbered from I to CCLXXX and XX hors-commerce examples. Numbered from I to XX. All examples, on vélin d'Arches, are signed by the artist [on the colophon].
Catalogue raisonné reference: Léger, F., & Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger : the complete graphic work. Blue Moon Press, 44-106.
History of the edition: Cirque was originally conceived as a collaboration between Fernand Léger and the novelist Henry Miller. At a time when the two were interested in working together, the publisher Efstratios Tériade Léger approached Leger to make prints for an artist’s book. Tériade hoped to publish a series of such books with the circus as the theme. Léger was a circus enthusiast who often used circus images in his paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...
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1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
$1,996 Sale Price
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Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Original...
Category
1950s Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$2,556 Sale Price
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Liberté j’écris ton nom.
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Éluard, Paul. Liberté j’écris ton nom. Paris (Seghers), [1953].
Folding broadside (leporello), with continuous color silkscreen by Fernand Léger, integrated with text, extending th...
Category
1950s Cubist Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
La femme et la fleur
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil; stamp signed and dated
Category
20th Century Modern Fernand Léger Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
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