Object Details
Artist
Fernand Léger, French, b. Argentan, 1881–1955
Provenance
Paul Rosenberg, Paris and New York, by 1937 - ca. 1951
New Gallery, New York, by 1951-10 December 1959 (acquired from Paul Rosenberg)
Saidenberg Gallery, New York, 10 December 1959-12 December 1967
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 12 December 1967-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
PAUL ROSENBERG GALLERY, Paris. "Exposition D'Œuvres De Leger," 5-27 February 1937, checklist no. 23, n.p.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1986, no. 55
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Comparisons: An Exercise in Looking," 11 December 1990-21 April 1991, ill. on brochure.
Published References
COOPER, DOUGLAS. Fernand Leger et le Nouvel Espace (Geneva: Editions des Trois Collines, 1949), ill. p. 111, p. 192 (wrong dimensions).
BAUQUIER, GEORGES. Fernand Léger: catalogue raisonné: le catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, vol. 3 (Paris: A. Maeght, 1990), no. 581, ill. pp. 310-311.
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Date
1928
Accession Number
86.2904
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 x 36 3/8 in. (73.5 x 92.3 cm)
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
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Record ID
hmsg_86.2904