Fernand Léger (1881-1955) Profil de femme
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Profil de femme (Saphire 14), c. 1931
Drypoint on thick wove paper, signed in pencil, a lifetime impression aside from the unsigned posthumous edition of 102 printed in 1961 by Christian Zervos, possibly for an (unpublished) edition of Cahiers d'art, Paris, with wide margins.
10 1/8 x 8 1/8in (25.7 x 20.7cm)
sheet 17 3/4 x 13 1/2n (45.4 x 34.2cm)
Provenance
Estate of Mark Lancaster, New York
Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, lot 98
Rare signed lifetime impression, printed before steelfacing and beveling of the plate.
Bid on this lot
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Profil de femme (Saphire 14), c. 1931
Drypoint on thick wove paper, signed in pencil, a lifetime impression aside from the unsigned posthumous edition of 102 printed in 1961 by Christian Zervos, possibly for an (unpublished) edition of Cahiers d'art, Paris, with wide margins.
10 1/8 x 8 1/8in (25.7 x 20.7cm)
sheet 17 3/4 x 13 1/2n (45.4 x 34.2cm)
Provenance
Estate of Mark Lancaster, New York
Sotheby's New York: Wednesday, April 19, 2023, lot 98
Rare signed lifetime impression, printed before steelfacing and beveling of the plate.
