FERNAND LEGER* (Argentan 1881 - 1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)

About Auction

Live

Masterpieces

By Widder Auctions

Nov 23, 2023

Set Reminder 2023-11-23 11:00:00 2023-11-23 11:00:00 America/New_York Bidsquare Bidsquare : Masterpieces https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/widder-auctions/masterpieces-14076
Masterpieces by Austrian and German artists are coming up for auction in Vienna on November 23rd Widder Auctions office@widderauktionen.com

View Full Catalog (291)

• Lot Description
  FERNAND LEGER* (Argentan 1881 - 1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
  Robot, 1920
  lithography/paper, 28,5 x 21,5 cm
  signed F.L, dated 20
  in print monogrammed and dated F.L 20
  inscribed Fernand Léger Original Lithographie 1920
  verso estate stamp Carry Hauser
  
  ESTIMATE °€ 100 - 300
  STARTING PRICE °€ 100
  
  The early work of the French painter, sculptor, graphic artist, ceramist and film director Fernand Léger is classified as cubism. From the 1920s onwards he increasingly integrated figurative elements into his paintings. Léger's late work had an influence on American pop art painters, such as Roy Lichtenstein. After his military service in 1902–1903, the trained architectural draftsman took courses at the École des Arts Décoratifs and the Académie Julian in Paris. After Impressionist beginnings, he joined the Puteaux group in the Cubist environment; Of the Cubists, he was particularly influenced by Picasso and Georges Braque. Leger mainly exhibited in the Kahnweiler Gallery. In 1908 he opened a studio in the Paris artist colony “La Ruche” with Henri Laurens, Marc Chagall and Guillaume Apollinaire. After he was wounded in the World War, his “période mécanique” began. In 1922, Leger was one of the authors of the international magazine “Gegenstand” designed by El Lissitzky and Ilja Ehrenburg. In 1937, six of Leger's paintings were confiscated in the “Degenerate Art” campaign. In addition to numerous paintings, he primarily created monumental art, e.g. B. for the UN building in New York. According to Niklas Maak, Léger admitted in his old age that he had painted “twenty-five false Corots” in order to earn money. Some of his works were shown posthumously at documenta 1 (1955), documenta II (1959) and documenta III 1964 in Kassel.
  
  PLEASE NOTE:
  The purchase price consists of the highest bid plus the buyer's premium, sales tax and, if applicable, the fee of artists resale rights. In the case of normal taxation (marked °), a premium of 24% is added to the highest bid. The mandatory sales tax of 13%, for photographys 20%, is added to the sum of the highest bid and the buyer's premium. The buyer's premium amounts to 28% in case of differential taxation. The sales tax is included in the differential taxation.
  
  
• Shipping Info

  • Shipping Terms

    We will send you the invoice shortly after the auction. As soon as we have recieved the amount, the art can be picked up at Johannesgasse 9-13, 1010 Vienna. Please note that the buyer is responsible for pick-up and shipping of the lot.
    
    Should you wish to ship your items, please contact:
    Mailboxes
    Email: oper@mbe-co.at
    Tel: 01 5128855
    
    Please note that storage fees may apply, should the pieces not be picked up within 14 days after invoicing for domestic and 28 days for international transportation.
    
    Our team will be happy to assist you with any further information at office@widderauktionen.com or at 0043 676 555 66 10.

• Buyer's Premium
  • 24.00 %