Fernand Léger, Untitled Composition

signed with the artist's initials and dated 'FL 34' lower right
watercolour and graphite on paper
32.1 x 24.1 cm (12 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
dimensions as viewed 31.1 x 22.9 cm (12 1/4 x 9 in.)
Executed in 1934.

Provenance:
Sara and Gerald Murphy, France (gifted directly by the artist)
Mrs. William Donnelly (acquired from the above by descent)
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 1982)
Acquired from the above by the present owner in the early 1980s

Exhibited:
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, The Paintings of Gerald Murphy, 9 April – 19 May 1974
New York, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, Fernand Léger, January - February 1984

Literature:
'Photocopies of Léger's sketchbook from his sailing trip with the Murphys in 1934', Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Sara and Gerald Murphy Papers, box 110, folder 1152 (illustrated)

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection, Florida