Scaffolding in the Sun

1951

Fernand Léger

Associated Names
Fernand Léger

Artist, French, 1881 - 1955

Galerie Louise Leiris

Publisher

Fernand Mourlot

Printer, French, 1895 - 1988

The image shows intersecting, angular lines and curves forming a complex arrangement. Two human-like figures are seated at the center of a wheel-like shape. The background features billowing cloud-like shapes against a vibrant yellow sky. Greenish, jagged shapes resembling plants or trees can be seen below, adding an organic element to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 34 x 45.4 cm (13 3/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.3 x 65.7 cm (19 13/16 x 25 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1958.8.104

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Saphire 1978, no. 112

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1978

  • Saphire, Lawrence. Fernand Leger: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Blue Moon Press, 1978.

Inscriptions

lower right below image in ink: F leger; lower left below image in graphite: 38/75

Watermarks

Arches

Wikidata ID

Q65223427

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