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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.490
People
Fernand Léger, French (Argentan (Orne), France 1881 - 1955 Gif-sur-Yvette, France)
Title
Standing Female Figure with Arms Outstretched
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1911
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295609

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink on tan wove paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 24.2 cm (12 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., brown ink: F-L / 11

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Private Collector, Ireland, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

NOTE: Scholar Verane Tasseau suggests that this was included in the 4th Kahnweiler sale 7-8 May 1923, lot 68.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Gift
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.490
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Fernand Léger: Contrasts of Forms, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/14/2007 - 06/10/2007

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