Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) 
After Étude pour Les Constructeurs, [1952], our work executed in the 1960s, possibly in Jean Barillet's studio.
Stained glass.
Colored glass slab, cement - original matte-white lacquered metal frame.
Presented in an antique lighting box; in matt white lacquered wood, fitted with neon lights.
Stained glass alone with frame: 72.5 x 91 cm
With light box: 72.5 x 91 x 25.5 cm
Cracks on four glass parts, a small surface chip on one of the glass parts, alterations, chips and wear to the matte-white paint on the frame and box, chips on the wooden lighting box, oxidation on the lacquered metal frame.

Provenance: 
- Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). 
- Mrs. X., inherited from the previous owner.

Note:
A larger stained glass window on the same theme of the Builders was in place on the façade of the Fernand Léger Museum Farm (La Bougonnière) in Lisores (Calvados) until 2000. 

Related pictorial work :
Our stained-glass window can be compared with the Constructeurs series, in particular with the gouache Étude pour Les Constructeurs (1952), referenced under number CL-1952-001 in the Comité Léger's Catalogue raisonné of Fernand Léger's works on paper.

Bibliography and related works: 
Jean Cassou and Jean Leymarie - Léger, dessins et gouaches - Éditions du Chêne, Paris, 1972. Study for Les Constructeurs (gouache on paper, 1952), catalog no. 269, reproduced on p. 180.
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Lot no. 10

Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) After Étude pour Les Constructeurs, [1952], our work executed in the 1960s, possibly in Jean Barillet's studio. Stained glass. Colored glass slab, cement - original matte-white lacquered metal frame. Presented in an antique lighting box; in matt white lacquered wood, fitted with neon lights. Stained glass alone with frame: 72.5 x 91 cm With light box: 72.5 x 91 x 25.5 cm Cracks on four glass parts, a small surface chip on one of the glass parts, alterations, chips and wear to the matte-white paint on the frame and box, chips on the wooden lighting box, oxidation on the lacquered metal frame. Provenance: - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mrs. X., inherited from the previous owner. Note: A larger stained glass window on the same theme of the Builders was in place on the façade of the Fernand Léger Museum Farm (La Bougonnière) in Lisores (Calvados) until 2000. Related pictorial work : Our stained-glass window can be compared with the Constructeurs series, in particular with the gouache Étude pour Les Constructeurs (1952), referenced under number CL-1952-001 in the Comité Léger's Catalogue raisonné of Fernand Léger's works on paper. Bibliography and related works: Jean Cassou and Jean Leymarie - Léger, dessins et gouaches - Éditions du Chêne, Paris, 1972. Study for Les Constructeurs (gouache on paper, 1952), catalog no. 269, reproduced on p. 180.

Estimate
€20,000 - €30,000
Result
€78,000
Buyer's premium
30%
Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) After Étude pour Les Constructeurs, [1952], our work executed in the 1960s, possibly in Jean Barillet's studio. Stained glass. Colored glass slab, cement - original matte-white lacquered metal frame. Presented in an antique lighting box; in matt white lacquered wood, fitted with neon lights. Stained glass alone with frame: 72.5 x 91 cm With light box: 72.5 x 91 x 25.5 cm Cracks on four glass parts, a small surface chip on one of the glass parts, alterations, chips and wear to the matte-white paint on the frame and box, chips on the wooden lighting box, oxidation on the lacquered metal frame. Provenance: - Simone Bauquier Collection; Callian (château). - Mrs. X., inherited from the previous owner. Note: A larger stained glass window on the same theme of the Builders was in place on the façade of the Fernand Léger Museum Farm (La Bougonnière) in Lisores (Calvados) until 2000. Related pictorial work : Our stained-glass window can be compared with the Constructeurs series, in particular with the gouache Étude pour Les Constructeurs (1952), referenced under number CL-1952-001 in the Comité Léger's Catalogue raisonné of Fernand Léger's works on paper. Bibliography and related works: Jean Cassou and Jean Leymarie - Léger, dessins et gouaches - Éditions du Chêne, Paris, 1972. Study for Les Constructeurs (gouache on paper, 1952), catalog no. 269, reproduced on p. 180.
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