Fernand Léger (1881-1955) Profil de Femme (Saphire 14)
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Profil de Femme (Saphire 14)
Drypoint, 1931, a fine, contemporary trial proof printed in dark brown ink before the plate was bevelled and steel-faced, signed in pencil, there was also posthumous impression of 100, Saphire notes only a single trial proof impression printed in 1931 (presumably the current lot) on sturdy wove paper, with full margins, 455 x 355mm (18 x 14in) (unframed)
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Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Profil de Femme (Saphire 14)
Drypoint, 1931, a fine, contemporary trial proof printed in dark brown ink before the plate was bevelled and steel-faced, signed in pencil, there was also posthumous impression of 100, Saphire notes only a single trial proof impression printed in 1931 (presumably the current lot) on sturdy wove paper, with full margins, 455 x 355mm (18 x 14in) (unframed)