Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) After La Fleur, [1950] and/or Composition à la fleur [1952], possibly a trial proof made by the Beaudin foundry. Relief. Enameled cast iron. Possibly signed and dated under the enamel, lower right. 54 x 45.5 cm Provenance : - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Archives : Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot - A photograph of an identical plate before enameling is preserved in the collections of this institution. Bibliography : Georges Bauquier - Fernand Léger, vivre dans le vrai - Adrien Maeght Éditeur, Paris, 1987. A possibly identical model appears in a photograph of Fernand Léger's studio, reproduced on p. 345. Related works: Art nouveau, Art déco, drawings, sculptures, bronzes, 19th-century paintings - Beaussant-Lefèvre sale, Hôtel Drouot, December 19, 2012. An enameled cast-iron plaque, identical to our work, signed and dated F. Léger 1953 lower right, was presented at this auction under catalog number 124. Related pictorial works : Our relief can be compared with the gouaches La Fleur (1950) and Composition à la fleur (1952), listed under numbers 202405-000524 and 202101-000269 in the Comité Léger's Catalogue raisonné of Fernand Léger's works on paper. .