Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Les oiseaux à la roue, étude pour la ville
signed with the initials 'F.L' (lower right)
brush and India ink on paper
17 ¾ x 13 in. (45.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 1955
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Les oiseaux à la roue, étude pour la ville
signed with the initials 'F.L' (lower right)
brush and India ink on paper
17 ¾ x 13 in. (45.2 x 33 cm.)
Executed in 1955
Nadia Léger, Biot, by descent from the artist. Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 30713). R. S. Johnson International Gallery, Chicago (no. 9680). Private collection, Canada, by whom acquired from the above on 24 September 1973. Acquired by the present owner in 2007.
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