Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) - Roland BRICE (1911-1989) CERAMIST Face with Two Hands on a Red Background, the original model designed circa [1954], our proof numbered 3. Bas-relief. Polychrome glazed ceramic. Monogrammed F. L. lower right; underglaze on the back: Édition originale de F. LÉGER N° 3 - Céramiste R. BRICE Biot-AM on the back. 48 x 33.5 cm Provenance: - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Public collection and related work : University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, USA - A ceramic print of Visage à la main sur fond rouge is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1955.008.002. Exhibition and related work : Fernand Léger, la céramique - Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger, March 24 - July 2, 2000. A ceramic print of Visage à la main, sur fond bleu, exhibited at this event (N° 60). Related pictorial work: Our ceramic to be compared with the lithograph La Grande Margot (1951), a proof of which is kept at the Centre National des Arts Plastiques (CNAP) / Fonds National d'Art Contemporain (FNAC) under inventory number FNAC 30074. Bibliography : Fernand Léger, la céramique - Catalogue published for the exhibition at the Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot (March 24 - July 2, 2000), Éditions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, Paris, 2000. A ceramic proof of Visage à la main, sur fond bleu, referenced under number 60 in the catalog, reproduced on p. 61 and described on p. 60.