95 - LEGER FERNAND

LEGER FERNAND FERNAND LEGER (1881–1955) Large Mosaic – Gaz de France 1955 gouache on paper, 50 x 42 cm signed with initials in the lower right corner handwritten statement of authenticity by Nadia Leger on the reverse Following review by the Comité Leger, the work will be included in the online catalog of the Leger Foundation, Paris certificate of authenticity from the Leger Foundation, Paris Work originating directly from the painter’s widow, Madame Nadia Leger, as attested by the statement prepared and signed by the Pagani Foundation in 1972. Original and authentic gouache that, along with other sketches, contributed to the creation of Fernand Léger’s large mosaic at Gaz de France in Paris Provenance: Private collection, Alessandria Formerly in the Pagani Foundation Collection, Legnano Large Mosaic – Gaz de France, 1955 gouache on paper, 19.68 x 16.53 in initialed lower right statement of authenticity by Nadia Léger on the reverse Following examination by the Comité Léger in Paris, the artwork will be registered in the forthcoming online catalog Certificate of authenticity issued by the Fondazione Léger in Paris The artwork comes directly from the painter’s widow, Madame Nadia Léger, as certified by the statement completed and signed by the Fondazione Pagani in 1972. An original and authentic gouache that belongs to a group of preparatory sketches that led to the creation of Fernand Léger’s monumental mosaic at Gaz de France—City of Paris. Provenance: Private collection, Alessandria; formerly the Fondazione Pagani Collection, Legnano