Woman with a Mirror, 1929

Inscription

lower right: F.LEGER.29

Provenance

(Paul Rosenberg and Co., London and New York); sold 1930 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Exhibition History

1931

Exhibition of Modern French Painting, The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1931, no. 58.

1931

Living Artists, The Pennsylania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1931, unnumbered checklist in The Pennsylvania Museum Bulletin XXVII, no 145 (January 1932): 69.

1931

Picasso, Braque, Léger, Museum of French Art, New York, 1931, no. 16.

1943

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1943-1952 (extended loan), unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1952

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952, no. 31, repro.

1965

The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

Bibliography

1943

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1943:, 29, repro.

1952

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 31, repro.

1960

Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 33, repro.

1965

Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 74.

1965

Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 37, repro.

1968

National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 64, repro.

1975

European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 190, repro.

1985

European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 223, repro.

1990

Bauquier, Georges. Fernand Léger, catalogue raisonné. 10 vols. Paris, 1990-2013: 4(1995):116-117, no. 670, repro.

1998

Shefer, Elaine. "Mirror/Reflection." In Encyclopedia of Comparative Iconography: Themes Depicted in Works of Art, edited by Helene E. Roberts. 2 vols. Chicago, 1998: 2:608.

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