Category
Drawing-Watercolor
Medium
Watercolour
Type of Artwork
Original artwork
Certificate issued by
Gilden's Arts Gallery
Signature
lower right
Size of the artwork
49 x 38.5 cm(19.29 x 15.16 in)
Invoice issued by
Gilden's Arts Gallery
Condition
good condition
Artistic Movement
Cubism
Artwork description



FERNAND LÉGER 1881-1955
Argentan 1881-1955 Paris, Gif-sur-Yvette (French)

Title: Good Thoughts for the Day | Bonne Pensée du Matin, from: Les Illuminations, 1948

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Dated Watercolour and Ink Drawing on wove paper.

Paper size: 49 x 38.5 cm. / 19.3 x 15.2 in.
Image size: 44.5 x 36.5 cm. / 17.5 x 14.4 in.

Additional Information: This original watercolour and ink drawing was realised by Léger in 1948.
It is signed and dated by the artist at the lower right part.
This drawing was prepared as a study for a lithograph to be included in Rimbauds, Les Illuminations (published in 1949).
However the scale of the work was deemed too large for inclusion for inclusion and so a smaller subject was prepared
This work is accompanied by an affidavit signed by Irus Hansma on 19th November 2001, which states:
“Fernand Léger – Bonne pensée du matin – 1948 Aquarelle, gouache et l’encre de chine sur papier. Signé, date du monogramme F.L.48 49 x38,5 cm. au dos Justification de l’éditeur Grosclaude ‘gouache originale de Fernand Leger , exécutée par l’artiste pour les illuminations de Rimbaud en 1948 – Refusée parceque, le format trop grand”

Note: The publisher approached Fernand Léger on 28th January 1948 with a proposal to illustrate a collection of poetry by the renowned French poet, Arthur Rimbaud. The selected anthology was entitled Les Illuminations.
This drawing was prepared as a study for a lithograph to be included in Rimbauds, Les Illuminations (published in 1949).
However the scale of the work was deemed too large for inclusion for inclusion and so a smaller subject was prepared.
The original poem by Arthur Rimbaud was written in 1872 and Leger has approached the subject in typical style.
The lithograph bears a similar composition to the preparatory drawing with minor alterations.

Condition: In Excellent Condition. The colours strong.



Fernand LÉGER
(1881-1955)

Good Thoughts for the Day | Bonne Pensée du Matin, from: Les(1948)

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