Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) Face with One Hand on an Ochre Background, from the original model designed circa [1953], our proof numbered 134/250. Bas-relief. Polychrome glazed ceramic. Limited and numbered post-mortem edition from the Musée national Fernand Léger. Monogrammed F. L. lower right; underglazed with the label Visage à une main fond ocre - Edition of 250 from the original model by Fernand LÉGER (exclusive to Musée national Fernand LÉGER - Biot) - Numbered 134/250 on the back. 44 x 30.5 cm Provenance : - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Public collection and related work : Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot - A ceramic print of Visage à la main, sur fond rouge, bearing N° 54, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number MNFL 99019. Related exhibitions and works : - Fernand Léger - National Museum Warsaw, February to March 1971; National Museum Krakow, April 1 to May 1, 1971; National Museum Poznan, May 15 to June 15, 1971; Art Museum Lodz, July 1 to August 1, 1971. A ceramic print of Visage à la main sur fond ocre (Face with hand on ochre background) exhibited at this event (N° 256). - Fernand Léger, la céramique - Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger, March 24 - July 2, 2000. A ceramic proof of Visage à la main, on a red background, exhibited at this event (N° 59). - Haut en couleur, les céramiques de Fernand Léger - Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger, November 20 2010 - May 16 2011. A ceramic proof of Visage à la main, on a red background, exhibited at this event. - All Léger! - Paris, Musée du Luxembourg, March 19 - July 20, 2025. A ceramic print of Visage à la main, on a red background, exhibited at this event (N° 48). Bibliography: - Larisa Alekseevna Zadova - Fernand Léger, mosaïque, stained glass, ceramics, tapestry - Editions Izdatel'stvo Iskusstvo, Moscow, 1970. A ceramic proof of Le Visage à la main reproduced under number 21 in the ceramics catalog. - Lawrence Saphire - Fernand Léger: The Complete Graphic Work - Blue Moon Press, New York, 1978. A ceramic proof of Visage à la main reproduced on p. 276. - 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 rouge, referenced under catalog number 59, reproduced on p. 61 and described on p. 60. - Tous Léger! with Niki de Saint Phalle, Yves Klein, Martial Raysse, Keith Haring... - Catalog of the exhibition held at the Musée du Luxembourg, Paris (March 19 - July 20, 2025), Grand Palais RMN Éditions, Paris, 2025. A ceramic print of Visage à la main, sur fond rouge, referenced under catalog number 48 and reproduced on p. 120.