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Fernand Léger

(France, 1881-1955)
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
5 560 - 7 410 EUR
6 230 - 8 310 USD
Hammer price
60 000 SEK
Covered by droit de suite

By law, the buyer will pay an artist fee for this work of art. This fee is 5% of the hammer price, or less. For more information about this law:

Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58
Fernand Léger
(France, 1881-1955)

after, a carpet, 'Blanc', hand-knotted, c. 262 x 138 cm, an embroidered signature at the back: LEGER.

Designed around 1927.

Provenance

Stockholms Auktionsverk, 'Moderna kvalitén' 5 June 1996, lot 1255.

Literature

D. Paulvé, Marie Cuttoli, Myrbor et l'invention de la tapisserie moderne, Paris, 2010, plate p. 44.

More information

Between 1949 and 1962, the Musée Fernand Léger commissioned a limited edition of 20 rugs of 'Blanc' design.