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Lot 102
FERNAND LEGER (1881-1955)
A HAND-KNOTTED WOOL CARPET, CIRCA 1927
Closed17 June 2010
Price Realised
USD 12,500
More Information
Specialist note
cf. S. Day, Art Deco and Modernist Carpets, San Francisco, 2002, p. 132, no. 180 for an illustration of another rug of this design in the apartment of Robert Mallet-Stevens, Paris.
This carpet, probably titled, 'Brown', is most likely part of a series of carpets Léger produced for the Myrbor Gallery based on the principles of Purism. Resembling collages, their names were determined by the color of the grounds, White, Red, Green, etc.
This carpet, probably titled, 'Brown', is most likely part of a series of carpets Léger produced for the Myrbor Gallery based on the principles of Purism. Resembling collages, their names were determined by the color of the grounds, White, Red, Green, etc.