Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design

Sat, Feb 23, 2019 12:00PM EST
Lot 44

Fernand Leger Gouache & Ink Painting, Certificate

Estimate: $35,000 - $55,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
Work is titled DELUGE. Lot is accompanied by Certificate of Authentication from Irus Hansma/Hansma Fine Arts and a handwritten notation on the reverse of the painting from Louis Grosclaude with his stamp certifying that the work is an original Leger gouache. This work will be included in the catalog raisonne. Provenance: J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan | Private Collection, Grosse Pointe, Michigan | Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusetts, auction 5.21.11, lot #203 | Grogan & Company, Dedham, Massachusetts, auction 12.14.14, lot #58 | Estate of Samuel L. Scher, M.D, Florida.
Designer & Manufacturer: Fernand Leger (1881-1955)
Markings: signed, marking(s); 1950
Country of Origin & Materials: French; gouache and ink of China on paper
Dimensions(H,W,D): 13"h, 10"w; 26"h, 23"w frame

Condition

art: very good, some discoloration to margins, small crimp to corner; frame: very good, light wear, some small chips to corners