FERNAND LÉGER (1881-1955) - FORMER GEORGES BAUQUIER (1910-1987) COLLECTION AT CHÂTEAU DE CALLIAN Visage en creux also known as Tête de femme, the model designed in [1952], proof numbered 1/8 of the original edition. Bas-relief for hanging. Polychrome glazed ceramic. Created in Roland Brice's studio. Signed and dated F. LÉGER (19)52 on the obverse, marked on the back Pièce originale Fernand LÉGER 1/8 - N.K.H. LÉGER 1/8 in brush and n° 21 in felt-tip pen. Height: 42 cm - Length: 35 cm - Depth: 4.3 cm Provenance : - Georges Bauquier (1910-1987), second husband of Nadia Léger, work kept in their château in Callian (Var). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Public collection and related work : Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow - An identical model preserved in the collections of this institution. Related exhibitions and works : - Fernand Léger chez Louis Carré - Sculptures polychromes en céramique - Galerie Louis Carré, Paris, January 16 - February 28, 1953 - An identical model presented at this event (no. 18). - No painting. Decorative and Applied Arts from the Pushkin Museum Collection - Art Gallery of Europe and America, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, April 20 - June 20, 2021. An identical model presented at this event. Bibliography : Fernand Léger chez Louis Carré - Sculptures polychromes en céramique - Catalogue of the exhibition held at Galerie Louis Carré, Paris (January 16 - February 28, 1953). Identical model referenced under catalog no. 18.