Live Auction 7833Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 503

Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

Composition sur fond orange

Closed3 February 2010

Price Realised

GBP 205,250

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Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Composition sur fond orange
signed and dated 'F.LEGER 54' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'composition sur fond orange F.LEGER 54' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1954

Max Bill, Zurich, and thence by descent; sale, Christie's, London, 30 April 1999, lot 160.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Specialist note

A certificate from Georges Bauquier dated 28 January 1992 is attached to the reverse.