FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955) Le Fumeur

FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955)
Le Fumeur
pencil on paper
32 x 24,4 cm. (12 5⁄8 x 9 5⁄8 in.)
Drawn circa 1921

Provenance
Nadia Léger (1904-1982), Vitebsk, Warsaw & Paris; by descent from the artist in 1955, until at least 1972.
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 4 April 1979, lot 250.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.

Literature
J. Cassou & J. Leymarie, Fernand Léger - Dessins et gouaches, Paris, 1972, no. 86, pp. 70-71 (ill.).
B. Chaet, The Art of Drawing, New York, 1983, no. 46, pp. 36-37 (ill.; titled 'Study for The Smoker').
P. de Francia, Fernand Léger, London, 1983, fig. 7.26, pp. 146 & 149 (ill.).