Still Life

1951

Fernand Léger

Associated Names
Fernand Léger

Artist, French, 1881 - 1955

Fernand Mourlot

Printer, French, 1895 - 1988

The image features bold, curving lines and sharp angles, creating an abstract design of overlapping shapes. Dominant colors include red, yellow, blue, and black. The red shape has jagged edges, while there are arcs of blue and white lines. Additionally, there are smaller black and white striped forms. The overall composition is energetic and abstract.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on heavy wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.2 x 18.2 cm (4 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 x 45.4 cm (12 7/16 x 17 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1191

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Saphire 1978, no. 109, State [proof]

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: 37/50; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 37/50

Watermarks

ARCHES

Wikidata ID

Q65508407

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