Lot #1568: FERNAND LEGER - Les disques - 1924 - Gouache and pencil drawing on paper

   

Artist: Fernand Leger (French, 1881 - 1955).
Title: "Les disques - 1924 [alternate title: 'Composition Abstraite IV']".
Medium: Gouache and pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1924.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (233 x 187 mm). Image size: 9 3/16 x 7 3/8 in. (233 x 187 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $75,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $100,000/125,000
Lot Note(s): Signed in pencil with the monogram initials and dated, lower right recto; signed and dated in pencil (in the Artist's hand), verso; annotated with the alternate title as well as medium printed in pencil, verso; collector & gallery ink stamps, verso. Painted on white wove paper. Very good condition; sectioned in pencil; water stain lower left margin, faintly visible recto, visible verso; a few unobtrusive foxmarks, upper right, visible verso only; overall presents very well. A Letter of Authenticity (LOA) accompanies the work. If you have a bona fide interest in bidding on this lot kindly send an email to: [email protected] for provenance information and additional image(s).
Comment(s): Leger’s “Les disques” drawing compositions are very rare. The only comparable sale of another drawing that we could find is the sale of “Les Disques. 1924” for $225,970 (SF 204,000) including premium, gouache on paper, 10 7/16” x 8 1/4,” at Galerie Koller, Zurich, 12/04/2013, lot #3234. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [30200-1-75000-NA]