Modern and Contemporary Art Composition 1923-27 Fernand Léger, French, 1881 - 1955 Oil on canvas * Special Exhibition Galleries, first floor (Dorrance Galleries) 1952-61-63 A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952 |
ProvenanceWith Léonce Rosenberg, Galerie L'Effort Moderne, Paris, 1927 [1]; A. E. Gallatin, New York, by the end of 1934, probably during the summer [2]; bequest to PMA, 1952. 1. Label on verso with date 1927 and stock no. 8913; also a label reading "Léger/Gallatin/Remise/Rosenberg" (Léonce Rosenberg, owner of Galerie L'Effort Moderne). 2. See Gail Stavitsky, The Development, Institutionalization, and Impact of the A. E. Gallatin Collection of Modern Art [Ph.D. dissertation, New York University], 1990, v. 1, p. 267-268.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
