FERNAND LÉGER. composition after "Blanc", a carpet, hand-knotted, designed around 1927.
An embroidered signature at the back: LEGER, approx. 263 x 140.5 cm.
Between 1949 and 1962, the Musée Fernand Léger commissioned a limited edition of 20 rugs in total with this pattern.
Literature:
D. Paulvé, Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l'invention de la tapisserie moderne, Paris, 2010, plate p. 44.Show more
Condition
Partly slightly faded, stains. The sides and ends have minor fold wear.
Resale right
No
Artist/designer
Fernand Léger (1881–1955)
Sale
The Design Sale
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
An embroidered signature at the back: LEGER, approx. 263 x 140.5 cm.
Between 1949 and 1962, the Musée Fernand Léger commissioned a limited edition of 20 rugs in total with this pattern.
Literature:
D. Paulvé, Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l'invention de la tapisserie moderne, Paris, 2010, plate p. 44.Show more
Condition
Partly slightly faded, stains. The sides and ends have minor fold wear.
Resale right
No
Artist/designer
Fernand Léger (1881–1955)
Sale
The Design Sale