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FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Lot 233 THE ARROGANT EYE: THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE LARRY SAPHIRE

FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)

Tête de femme

Closed18 April 2019

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FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Tête de femme
drypoint, on Arches paper, circa 1952, signed in pencil, annotated 'Essai' (a proof prior to the 1976 edition of 110 with stamped signature), with full margins, mat staining, pale scattered foxing in places, framed
Image: 7 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (194 x 119 mm.)
Sheet: 11 ¼ x 9 in. (286 x 228 mm.)

Specialist note

Saphire states that this image may have been intended for Christian Zervos's monograph on the artist published in 1952. The justification calls for an etching to accompany the 60 deluxe copies, but it was ultimately issued without one. Saphire records this 'Essai' impression as the only known proof prior to his edition published by Blue Moon Gallery in 1976.