Fernand Léger (1881-1955), Les quatre acrobates

Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Les quatre acrobates
signed and dated 'F.LEGER 54' (lower right)
oil on canvas
47 1/8 x 59 ¼ in. (119.9 x 150.5 cm.)
Painted in 1954

Provenance
Stratis Eleftheriades (E. Tériade), Paris (possibly acquired from the artist).
Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris (acquired from the above, by 1981).
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above); sale, Sotheby's, New York, 13 November 1997, lot 149.
Max Palevsky, Los Angeles (acquired at the above sale).
Acquired by the present owner, 2010.

Saleroom Notice
Please note the updated first line of provenance as follows:
Stratis Eleftheriades (E. Tériade), Paris (possibly acquired from the artist).

Literature
L. Saphire, Fernand Léger: The Complete Graphic Work, New York, 1978, p. 273 (illustrated).
G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, 1954-1955, supplément et corrections des volumes précédents, Paris, 2013, p. 14, no. 1594 (illustrated, p. 15; with incorrect dimensions).

Exhibited
Paris, Galeries nationales d'exposition du Grand Palais, Fernand Léger, October 1971-January 1972, p. 146, no. 237 (illustrated, p. 155).
Paris, Galerie Daniel Malingue, Maîtres Impressionnistes et modernes, November-December 1981, no. 22 (illustrated in color).