Fernando Leger Cubist Art For Auction at 888 Auctions on August 29, 2019

Fernando Leger French Cubist Gouache on Paper – August 29, 2019

Gouache on paper. Featuring a cubist abstract composition. Signed F. LEGER on the lower right corner. Attributed to Fernando Leger (1881-1955, French). 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10 x 7.75 inches).

Fernando Leger French Cubist Gouache on Paper – Lot 175 – Aug 29, 2019

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Fernando Leger

Fernand Leger (1881-1955) was a French painter who made a unique contribution to Cubism. Along with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, Léger crafted idiosyncratic methods of depicting three-dimensional objects in pictorial space. “I organize the opposition between colors, lines, and curves,” he said of painting. “I set curves against straight lines, patches of color against plastic forms, pure colors against subtly nuanced shades of gray.”

Born on February 4, 1881 in Argentan, France, Léger apprenticed with an architect before moving to Paris in 1900, where he worked as an architectural draftsman. While taking courses at the École des Beaux-Arts and the Académie Julian, he came under the influence of Paul Cézanne, Picasso, and Braque. Around 1905, the artist developed his hallmark style of tubular forms and mechanical imagery. He would go on to create the avant-garde film Ballet Mécanique (1924) and design murals for Le Corbusier’s Pavillon de l’Esprit Nouveau (1925).

By the end of World War II, Léger’s paintings had become increasingly abstract, with color transparencies floating amidst boldly drawn figures and objects, as seen in his Two Women Holding Flowers (1954). The artist died on August 17, 1955 in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and the Albertina in Vienna.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 418 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ August 29 auction featuring the finest in MODERN PAINTINGS, SPORTS MEMORABILIA & ANTIQUES 2019-08-29. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:

Monday, August 26: 10AM-5PM
Tuesday, August 27: 10AM-5PM
Wednesday, August 28: 10AM-5PM
Thursday, August 29: 10:30AM-1PM

888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. Auctions take place regularly every other Thursday at the auction house.  Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.

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