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ARTIST: Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955)
TITLE: L'échafaudage au soleil (Scaffolding to the Sun), 1951
MEDIUM: Original Color Lithograph
IMAGE SIZE: 17 7/8" x 13 3/8" (45.42cm x 34cm)
SHEET SIZE: 26" x 19 ¾" (66.04cm x 50.17cm)
FRAMED SIZE: 36 ¼" x 32 ½" (92.08cm x 82.55cm)
SIGNATURE: Hand signed by Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955) in blue ink in the lower right margin.
EDITION: Numbered 14/75 in pencil in the lower left margin.
CONDITION: In good condition with strong bold colors.
PRICE: $7,000

DISCUSSION:
Bright sun yellows inundate this work, allowing Léger's artistry and creativity to leap from the sheet. A lazy, summer's day awaits these builders who relax sleepily along the scaffolding that is appropriately bathed in sunlight. Léger is able to translate a feeling of relaxation, peace, and warmth through this beautiful work, allowing us to connect with this piece both on an emotional and figurative level. His elaborate, swirling details award the sunlight a particular character and personality which seems to move all around the shapes and objects. The scaffolding, meanwhile, divides the space evenly and geometrically, placing our three lone builders in the center along a curved beam. Further accented by a bright, green trees whose limbs extend into the central composition, this work is truly one of Léger's more brighter, hopeful pieces.

Created in 1951, this original color lithograph is hand-signed by Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955) in blue ink in the lower right margin. Printed by Mourlot, Paris on Arches paper and published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, the work is numbered 14/75 in pencil in the lower left margin.

CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ & COA: It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work):
1. Saphire, Lawrence. Fernand Léger, The Complete Graphic Works, Blue Moon Press: New York, 1978. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 112 on pgs 178-9.

ABOUT THE FRAMING:
This work is displayed in a beautifully carved Italian-inspired frame. The outer portion of the gold moulding is accented by ornate, leafy framework highlighted with bronze. Abstracted ribbing runs the length of the molding which accentuates Leger's elaborate curvatures and shapes around the image. Framing is completed with white, linen-wrapped mats and a matching gold inner fillet. Set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.

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