Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Collotype with Pochoir on Wove Paper

Additional Information: This collotype with pochoir is hand signed in black ink “F.Léger” at the lower right corner.
It is also signed and dated in the plate at the lower right. The work was published by Guy Spitzer in 1953. The blindstamp of the publisher is in the lower right, as issued. It is stamped with the publisher’s inkstamp, verso. It is additionally numbered with the edition number in blue ink, verso. This work is based on Léger’s oil painting titled ‘Racine’ [Root] which was painted in 1945.

Provenance: Estēe Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Private Collection, Toronto, Canada

Literature:
1. Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger: The Complete Graphic Work. New York: Blue Moon Press.
Reference: Saphire E 21.
2. Spitzer, G. Editeur d'Art, Editions Guy Spitzer, Paris, page 9.

Condition: Very good condition. Very minor adhesive staining, verso. Scattered foxing across the sheet, only visible verso and not showing recto.