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FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Lot 566 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AINO AND ALVAR AALTO FAMILY

FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)

Sans titre

Closed18 May 2024

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USD 40,000–60,000

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FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
Sans titre
signed with initials, signed again, dedicated and inscribed 'F.L. a Johanna Aalto Cordialement F Leger un souvenir de sa visite a mon atelier' (lower right)
gouache, watercolor and pen and black ink on paper
Image size: 9 3/8 x 13 in. (23.9 x 33 cm.)
Sheet size: 15 x 18 ½ in. (38.2 x 47 cm.)

Gift from the artist to Johanna Aalto, 1950.

Specialist note

The present work was gifted to Johanna Aalto, daughter of Aino and Alvar, on the occasion of a visit to Léger's studio during her stay in Paris to view the Aino and Alvar Aalto Exhibition at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, held from April to May of 195.