Maud Dale

1935

Fernand Léger

Associated Names
Fernand Léger

Artist, French, 1881 - 1955

The artwork is a stylized portrait of a woman shown from the waist up. She is positioned facing forward with her head slightly turned to the side. Her facial features are depicted with smooth, simplified contours, and her hair is dark and styled in a waved manner. She is wearing a garment featuring a green dress with a blue, draped element over one shoulder, designed with bold, flowing lines. Her right arm is bent, with her hand resting on her waist, while her left hand rests on her right forearm. The background consists of a red curtain on the left and a plain white wall on the right. The style is geometric and uses strong colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 100.4 x 79.7 cm (39 1/2 x 31 3/8 in.)
    framed: 136.8 x 112.1 cm (53 7/8 x 44 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.36

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned 1935 by Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1943

  • Twentieth Century Portraits, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1943, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1954

  • Loan to display with permanent collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1954-1959.

1965

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

2010

  • From Impressionism to Modernism: The Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, January 2010-January 2012, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

Bibliography

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 38, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 73.

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: 5(1996):128-129, no. 866, repro.

Inscriptions

upper left reverse: F. LEGER / N.Y. 35

Wikidata ID

Q20192996

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