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Fernand Léger
I hate discrete paintings.
Joseph Fernand Henri Leger was born in 1881 in Argentan, France. He apprentices with an architect from 1897–1899. Fernand Leger moves to Paris in 1900. Three years later he is refused at the School of Fine Arts, but is admitted to the School of Decorative Arts. He frequents the Julian Academy and the Louvre. Leger is employed by an architect, then by a photographer. He paints impressionist . . .
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Galerie Louis Carré
1953 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Without
Face with Two Hands
1954 Painted and glazed bas-relief ceramic plaque, in lower right monogramed « F.L », executed after an original maquette by Fernand Léger by the... Without
Musée National...
1949 Original poster, printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist's retrospective exhibition at the Musée National d'art Moderne, Paris. « Les affiches originales », Mourlot, p. 31
Freedom I write...
Circa 1990 Reproduction printed in lithograph after a painting from 1953 by Fernand Léger. Without
Adrien Maeght...
1986 Poster printed in lithograph by Arte, for the exhibition “Fernand Léger” in the Galerie Adrien Maeght in Paris. Catalog Maeght Les Affiches, p. 108, n° 1062
Les constructeurs
1951 Vintage poster executed for the Maison de la Pensée Française in Paris, after a painting by the artist, printed in lithograph by Mourlot. Rare... Sauret n°32
Le travail
1951 Vintage poster before the letter printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the exhibition « Le Travail » at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de... Without
Le Puits
1951 Original lithograph in colours, signed in blue ink by the artist. Louise Leiris Publisher, Paris. Saphire n° 110
F. Léger dessins...
1958 Poster in colours, printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist exhibition at the Louise Leiris Gallery in Paris. Without
La figure dans...
1952 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Without
Deauville
1950 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Without
Sculptures...
1953 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Mourlot affiches originales n°33
F. Léger - Galerie...
1953 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Mourlot affiches originales n°34
Maison de la...
1959 Offset poster, realized for the exhibition of the artist "Tapisseries - Mosaïque - Céramique - Vitrail" to the Maison de la Pensée Française,... Without
Art et Solidarité
1957 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for a collective exhibition at the Galerie Marcel C. Coard in Paris. Without
F. Léger
1953 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Without
Le paysage dans...
1954 Vintage poster printed in lithograph by Gérard Blanchard, for an artist exhibition at the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris. Without
La ville - Gallery...
1959 Poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the exhibition of the artist "La ville. 29 lithographies originales - Edition Verve" to the Gallery... Without
Composition I
1954-1955 Screenprint, unsigned, realized by Jean Bruller after a gouache by Fernand Léger, for a portfolio of 10 screenprints. In lower right, publisher’s... Saphire n° E4 p. 288 and 289
Contrastes de Formes
1962 Poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist's exhibition at the Berggruen Gallery. Without
Adrien Maeght...
1986 Poster printed in lithograph by Arte, for the artist's exhibition at the Adrien Maeght Gallery in Paris. Catalog Maeght Les Affiches, p. 108, n° 1062
Léger Musée...
1966 Poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for the artist's exhibition at the Musée Cantini, Marseille. Without
Céramiques...
1964 Offset poster, realized for the exhibition "Fernand Léger, Céramiques originales - Bronzes" at the Galerie Madoura, Cannes. Without
La Parade
Circa 1980 Lithograph after a painting, "La Parade", by Fernand Léger. Drystamp of the Fernand Léger Museum of Biot. Without
Marie l'acrobate
1955 Lithograph after a lavis by Fernand Léger, printed monogram. Saphire n° E17
Le compotier
Circa 1955 Etching in colors, aquatint, unsigned, after a canvas by the artist. Maeght Ed., Paris. Saphire n°E16 p. 290.
Gallery Berggruen
1975 Poster printed in lithography for the exhibition of the artist in the Gallery Berggruen in Paris. Without
Head of woman
1949 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Kunstverein Ed., Freiburg. Saphire n°42
Femme à la cruche...
1928 Aquatint in colors, after Fernand Léger, signed in ball-point by the artist, engraved by Jacques Villon. Bernheim Jeune Gallery Publisher, Paris. Ginestet n°E 657, Saphire p. 249
Marie l'acrobate
1955 Lithograph after Fernand Léger, signed in pencil by the artist. Saphire n° E17
The Sunflower
1953 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, below on the left drystamp of the publisher. Ed. Guilde de la gravure, Lausanne. Saphire n°132
Xth anniversary,...
1955 Programme for the ceremony at salle Pleyel, Paris, illustrated with a lithograph printed by Mourlot after a drawing by Fernand Léger. Without
The man with jumper
1956 Lithography after a painting from 1924 by Fernand Léger (collections Leonce Rosenberg and Louis Carré), executed by Mourlot for the exhibition of... Without
Marie l'acrobate
1955 Lithography after Fernand Léger, signed in ball-point by the artist. Saphire n° E17
The graphic work
1985 Catalogue raisonne. The graphic work of Fernand Léger by Lauwrence Saphire. Foreword by Fernand Mourlot. 142 prints (reproductions and... Without
Gallery Louise...
1958 Catalog for the exhibition "F. Léger - Dessins et gouaches 1909-1955" ("F. Léger - Drawings and gouaches 1909-1955") in the Gallery Louise Leiris,... Without
Mechanical...
1953 Screenprint after Fernand Léger, signed in blue pen by the artist, extracted from the book "Art d'aujourd'hui, maîtres de l'art abstrait". Art... Saphire n° E24
Le travail
1951 Poster printed in lithograph by Mourlot, for an exhibition to the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris. Without
Gallery Louise...
1959 Poster after an original lithograph by Fernand Léger, for the exhibition of the artist "La ville. 29 lithographies originales - Edition Verve" to... Without
Landscapes of France
1958 Poster, dated (1952) and signed in the plate, for the exhibition "Paysages de France. De l'impressionnisme à nos jours" (Landscapes of France. Of... Without
DLM n°20-21
1949 Issue "Derrière le Miroir". The abstract Art. Texts by Michel Seuphor and others, illustrated with 2 original lithographs in colours by Fernand... Cat. Maeght Editeur
Still life
1951 Original lithograph, signed in ink by the artist and numbered in pencil. Ed. Falaize, Paris. Saphire n°109
Le Campeur
Circa 1952 Woodcut in colors, realized by Théo Schmied after a Fernand Léger's gouache, signed below on the right in pencil by Théo Schmied and below on the... Saphire E18
Gallery Louise...
1959 Poster after an original lithograph by Fernand Léger, for the exhibition of the artist "La ville. 29 lithographies originales - Edition Verve" to... Without
Maison de la...
1954 Poster of interpretation after a gouache by Fernand Léger (?the parade?), realized in lithographic technique (Mourlot), for the exhibition of the... "Les Affiches originales", Mourlot, n°37 p.36, Saphire n°E.22, p. 290
Maison de la...
1959 Offset poster, realized for the exhibition of the artist "Tapisseries - Mosaïque - Céramique - Vitrail" to the Maison de la Pensée Française,... Without
The parade
1953 Lithograph after Fernand Léger, signed in ink by the artist. Maeght Ed., Paris. Saphire E25
Man with bike
1951 Lithograph in colors after a Fernand Léger's gouache of 1947, monogram in the stone. Without
Femme à la cruche
1928 Etching in colors, aquatint, after Fernand Léger, engraved by Jacques Villon. Chalcographie du Louvre Edition (Paris), posterior to the Bernheim... Ginestet
Woman and child
Unknown Lithograph in colors after Fernand Léger, monogram (reproduction) in the stone. Without
The accordionist
1954/1955 Screenprint in colors after a gouache of Fernand Léger, realized by Jean Bruller. Ed. Guilde Internationale de la gravure, Geneva. Saphire n° E11, p. 288 and 289
Freedom Peace...
Circa 1955 Scarf on cotton, printed in serigraphic technique, signed in the composition. Published for the Congress of Youth and Peace. Without
The magic bird
1953 Original etching, aquatinte coloured by serigraphic process, signed in ballpoint by the artist. Published by the artist. Title : L'oiseau magique. Saphire n°129
XXe siècle, Homage
1971 Issue XXe siècle. Special issue out of subscription, "Homage to Fernand Léger". Cover illustrated. 128 pages. Nineteen texts by various authors... Saphire n°120 (lithograph)
Accordéoniste
1954/1955 Screenprint in colors after a gouache of Fernand Léger, realized by Jean Bruller. Ed. Guilde Internationale de la gravure, Geneva. Saphire n° E11 p. 288 and 289
Singer
Circa 1950 Lithograph in colors (after Fernand Léger ?), signed in pencil, annotated "b a t" (Bon à tirer), and enriched by the signature by Nadia Léger. Not in the Saphire
Still life I
1951 Original lithograph with monogramm, dated in pen ball, printed for the book "Les constructeurs". Published by Ed. Falaize, Paris. Saphire n° 109
Contrasts
1959 Portofolio in sheets, text by Aragon, illustrated wirh 13 watercolors, lavis and pencils, reproduced with pochoir (Jacomet). Ed. "Au Vent d'Arles",... Monod n°7049
Mechanical...
1953 Lithograph after Fernand Léger, signed in ink, extracted from the portfolio published by "Edition Art d'Aujourd'hui" (Boulogne) Saphire n° E24
Still life
1951 Original lithograph, signed with the monogram and dated in blue ball-point. Saphire n° 109
Woman’s profile
circa 1931 Original etching, unsigned and unumbered Saphire n°14
Comédia of thirst
1949 Original lithograph, and stencils painted with gouache, from the book Saphire n° 26Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
*« Drawings and gouaches », J. Cassou & J. Leymarie, Chêne Ed., Paris, 1972
*« The complete graphic work », L. Saphire, Blue Moon Press, New York, 1978 (ré-édition 1985)
*« Peintures, période 1903 à 1951 », 8 Vol., G. Bauquier, Maeght Ed., 1990-2003
*« L'oeuvre peint 1952-1955 », Vol. IX et X, Irus Hansma et C. Lefebvre de Prey, Ed. Irus et Vincent Hansma, Paris, 2013
Bibliographic track & more
To read about the artist :
- « F. Léger, vivre dans le vrai », G. Bauquier, Maeght Ed., 1987
- « L’abcdaire de Léger », C. Derouet & autres, Flammarion, Paris, 1997
- « F. Léger, peindre la vie moderne », A. Pierre, Découvertes Gallimard, 1997
- « Fernand Léger », cat d'expo.., Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, 1997
- « Fernand Léger », Pierre Descargues, Ed. Cercle d'Art, (1955) rééd. 1997
- « F. Léger: The monumental art », Y. Brunhammer, P. Descargues, Ed. 5 Continents, 2008
- « Fernand Léger », Kenneth E. Silver, Assouline Publishing, 2012
- « Léger: Modern art and the Metropolis », A. Vallye et autres, Ed. Yale Un. Press, 2013
- « Fernand Léger: Painting in space », Katia Baudin, Hirmer Publishers, 2016
- « Fernand Léger », A. Coulondre, cat. d'expo., Ed. Centre Pompidou Metz, 2017
To read from the artist :
- « Entretiens », avec Blaise Cendras et Louis Carré, Ed. Louis Carré, 1956
- « Fonctions de la peinture », Ed. Gonthier, 1965 / rééd. Gallimard, 1997
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Stamp by Fernand Léger
The publication of a postal stamp is often a homage paid by a nation to a place, an event, a remarkable cause or a character which count. The painters and other artists do not escape from this rule. Some are however "forgotten" of postal art. Here, gathered below (French or foreign), emitted stamps (206) or simple studies of stamp (224) in homage to the artists represented on our website. The first French stamp was emitted in 1849, England preceded us by ten years. There is often a share of voyage in this small form of shape paper. The stamp circulates, sails, flies away, it makes dream, then dream a little. M.C.
When the stamp is really emitted, the artist name is preceded of an asterisk (*). It is certain that we do not know each stamp emitted for such or such artist; do not hesitate with us to make known them!
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+ Autograph
Artist's postcard to Jacques Kober
Michelle Champetier Collection / This document is not for sale
+ Watch
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+ A tribute to...
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A tribute to Fernand Léger
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Peu de temps avant sa mort Fernand Léger avait acquis une propriété au pied du village de Biot (Alpes-Maritimes), propriété où sera bâtie le musée national portant son nom, en 1960, cinq ans après la mort de l’artiste. F. Leger s’éteint le 17 août 1955 dans son nouvel atelier, Maison du Gros Tilleul, de Gif-sur-Yvette (30 km au sud-ouest de Paris) ; il repose dans le «nouveau cimetière» de cette petite ville de l’Essonne (91). En hommage une fleur, en se souvenant de sa surprenante « fleur qui marche en avant » sur une jolie place de La Haye au Pays-Bas. (Photo de la tombe : P. Maestroni)
"Léger ? Ce garçon-là doit apporter quelque chose de nouveau puisqu’on ne lui donne pas le même nom qu’à nous." - Pablo Picasso (1911)
"Puisque les grands spectacles naturels comme les nuages, les vagues, le soleil et la lune président à nos étonnements d’enfants, je me dis que sur mon vélo qui roule doucement, capricieusement, bercé par les courbes de la route, je suis en ordre avec la nature." - Fernand Léger
"Je monte mon boulot étude par étude, pièce par pièce, comme on monte un moteur ou une maison" - Fernand Léger
"L’oeuvre d’art ne doit pas participer à la bataille ; elle doit être, au contraire, le repos après le combat de vos luttes journalières." - Fernand Léger
"Il n’y a pas d’art moins humaniste et plus humain que le sien ; plus actuel et plus hors du temps ; plus logique, voulu, calculé, et qui le soit avec autant de force et d’instinct ; pas d’art moins anxieux, plus stable, moins orgueilleux et plus fier." - Frank Elgar (1948)
"J’ai manipulé les formes, j’ai construit, j’ai été le maçon le plus consciencieux et le plus épais que l’on puisse désirer." - Fernand Léger
Mouvements de l'art
- + CUBISM / 1907-1925 / Robert Delaunay, Marcel Duchamp, Charles Dufresne, Jacques Lipchitz, Jean Metzinger, etc.
- + ARMORY SHOW / 1913 / Constantin Brancusi, Charles Camoin, Marcel Duchamp, Edward Hopper, Joseph Stella, etc.
- + PURISM / 1920-1927 / Marcelle Cahn, Otto Gustav Carlsund, etc.
- + SOCIAL REALISM / 1920-1950 / André Fougeron, Otto Griebel, Amédée de la Patellière, etc.
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