Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) Visage aux deux mains (Face with Two Hands), from the original model designed circa [1954], our proof numbered 132/250. 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 aux deux mains - Edition of 250 from the original model by Fernand LÉGER (exclusive to Musée national Fernand LÉGER - Biot) - Number 132/250 on the back. 44 x 37.5 cm Provenance : - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mme X., inherited from the previous owner. Public collections and related works : - Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot - A ceramic proof of Visage aux deux mains is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number MNFL 99023. - University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, USA - A ceramic print of Visage aux deux mains is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1968.016.001. Exhibition and related work : Fernand Léger, la céramique - Biot, Musée national Fernand Léger, March 24 - July 2, 2000. A ceramic proof of Visage aux deux mains exhibited at this event (N° 47). Related pictorial work : Our ceramic to be compared with the drawing Visage aux deux mains (1949), kept in the collections of the Musée national Fernand Léger under inventory number MNFL 97016. Bibliography: - Larisa Alekseevna Zadova - Fernand Léger, mosaïque, vitrail, céramique, tapisserie - Editions Izdatel'stvo Iskusstvo, Moscow, 1970. A ceramic proof of Visage aux deux mains reproduced under number 25 in the ceramics catalog. - 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 aux deux mains referenced under catalog number 47, reproduced on p. 25 and described on p. 58. - Yvonne Brunhammer - Fernand Léger, l'œuvre monumental - Editions 5 Continents, Milan, 2005. A ceramic proof of Visage aux deux mains, catalog number 146, reproduced on p. 138.