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LÉGER, Fernand (1881-1955)

Lot 183
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 991172
Lot 183 | LÉGER, Fernand (1881-1955)
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€ 8 000 – 12 000
LÉGER, Fernand (1881-1955)
Cirque. Paris : Tériade, 1950.
Édition originale de ce livre entièrement composé par Fernand Léger, avec texte et illustrations lithographiés. L'artiste s'inspire des représentations du cirque Medrano auquel il se rendait en compagnie de Guillaume Apollinaire et Max Jacob. "His hand-written text celebrates the freedom and roundness of the circus as an abstract shape, while his strident, primary colors and heavy black outlines evoke the clangor and vitality of the circus world of entertainment" (The Artist and the Book). Le livre devait initalement être une collabration avec l'auteur américain Henry Miller, que Léger avait rencontré à New York en 1941. From Manet to Hockney, n° 123 ; Rauch, Les peintres et le livre, n° 195 ; Castleman, A Century of Artists Books, p. 95 ; The Artist and the Book, n° 164 ; Saphire, 44-106.

In-folio (423 x 320 mm). Tirage limité à 300 exemplaires, tous sur papier vélin d'Arches et signés par l'artiste, celui-ci le n° 157. Illustré de 63 lithographies de Fernand Léger, dont 34 en couleurs. En feuilles, sous couverture illustrée rempliée. Emboîtage de Devauchelle.

First edition of this book entirely composed by Fernand Léger, with both the text and the illustrations lithographed.
Artist:Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955)
Place of origin:France
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