Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
La partie de campagne. 1953.
Gouache on paper.
Monogrammed in the lower right. With a hand-written Certificate of Authenticity by Nadja Léger on the reverse, also dated, titled, and inscribed with the work number “H.X.N 55-L”. 54.5 x 79 cm (21.4 x 31.1 in), the full sheet. [JS].
• RARITY Léger’s large-format gouaches with many figures are extremely rare on the international auction market.
• MAIN MOTIF “La Partie de Campagne” and “La grande Parade” are the central themes of his late work.
• PAINTING VERSIONS Famous versions of this painting are held at the Centre Pompidou, Paris (1953), and at the Fondation Maeght (1954).
• MUSEUM QUALITY Gouaches from this group are at, among others, the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Musée National Fernand Léger, Biot; and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.
• INSPIRATION MANET “La partie de campagne” is a reference to Manet’s scandalous “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” (1863).
• PROVENANCE: Part of a German private collection for over 40 years.
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate.
Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris (1981).
Galerie Salis, Salzburg, Austria (from the above)
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1982).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Fernand Léger, Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris, May–June 1981, cat. no. 7 (with illustration; with a label on the back of the frame).
Fernand Léger. Zeichnungen, Gouachen, Ölgemälde, Festspielausstellung, Galerie Salis, Salzburg, July 23–September 19, 1982.
Fernand Léger. Gouachen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Kunstverein Hamburg, Oct. 29, 1983–Jan. 1, 1984, cat. no. 112 (with a label on the back of the frame).
Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus privaten Sammlungen im Lande Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen, June 30–September 15, 1985, no. 103 (not in the catalog; with the shipping label on the back of the frame).
Fernand Léger. The Later Years, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, March 26–June 19, 1988, cat. no. 112 (illustrated; with the shipping label on the back of the frame).
Press release from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, on the occasion of the Léger retrospective, February 1998, quoted from: moma.org
Fernand Léger
1881 - 1955
La partie de campagne. 1953.
Gouache on paper.
Monogrammed in the lower right. With a hand-written Certificate of Authenticity by Nadja Léger on the reverse, also dated, titled, and inscribed with the work number “H.X.N 55-L”. 54.5 x 79 cm (21.4 x 31.1 in), the full sheet. [JS].
• RARITY Léger’s large-format gouaches with many figures are extremely rare on the international auction market.
• MAIN MOTIF “La Partie de Campagne” and “La grande Parade” are the central themes of his late work.
• PAINTING VERSIONS Famous versions of this painting are held at the Centre Pompidou, Paris (1953), and at the Fondation Maeght (1954).
• MUSEUM QUALITY Gouaches from this group are at, among others, the Centre Pompidou, Paris; the Musée National Fernand Léger, Biot; and the Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main.
• INSPIRATION MANET “La partie de campagne” is a reference to Manet’s scandalous “Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe” (1863).
• PROVENANCE: Part of a German private collection for over 40 years.
PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate.
Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris (1981).
Galerie Salis, Salzburg, Austria (from the above)
Private collection, Germany (acquired from the above in 1982).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Fernand Léger, Galerie Felix Vercel, Paris, May–June 1981, cat. no. 7 (with illustration; with a label on the back of the frame).
Fernand Léger. Zeichnungen, Gouachen, Ölgemälde, Festspielausstellung, Galerie Salis, Salzburg, July 23–September 19, 1982.
Fernand Léger. Gouachen, Aquarelle, Zeichnungen, Kunstverein Hamburg, Oct. 29, 1983–Jan. 1, 1984, cat. no. 112 (with a label on the back of the frame).
Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts aus privaten Sammlungen im Lande Bremen, Kunsthalle Bremen, June 30–September 15, 1985, no. 103 (not in the catalog; with the shipping label on the back of the frame).
Fernand Léger. The Later Years, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, March 26–June 19, 1988, cat. no. 112 (illustrated; with the shipping label on the back of the frame).
Press release from the Museum of Modern Art, New York, on the occasion of the Léger retrospective, February 1998, quoted from: moma.org
