Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) Composition aux fruits, also known as Nature morte aux fruits, from the original model, circa [1952], hors commerce proof from the original edition. Bas-relief. Bronze; black-brown patina. Lost-wax casting. Musée national Fernand Léger limited post-mortem edition. Signed F. LÉGER lower left, justified H. C. Musée F. LÉGER lower right border, stamped C. VALSUANI Cire perdue in lower left border. 63 x 40 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 bronze proof of Composition aux fruits is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number MNFL 03011. - The National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA - A bronze proof of Composition aux fruits, justified 1/8, is held in the collections of this institution under inventory number 1983.1.54. Related exhibitions and works - Fernand Léger - Musée Galliera, Paris, February to March 1969. A bronze proof of Nature morte aux fruits exhibited at this event (N° 113). - 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; Museum of Art, Lodz, July 1 to August 1, 1971. A bronze proof of Nature morte aux fruits exhibited at this event (N° 241). - Fernand Léger - Tokyo, Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, November 23 to December 27, 1993; Nara Prefectural Museum of Art, January 8 to February 17, 1994; Takamatsu City Museum of Art, February 25 to March 27, 1994. A bronze proof of Nature morte aux fruits verts exhibited at this event (N° 117). - Col-lecció Bassat: Escultures 1911-1989 - Mataró, Nau Gaudí / Consorci Museu d'Art Contemporani, February 9 to October 28, 2018. A bronze print of Still Life with Fruit exhibited at this event. Bibliography : Fernand Léger - Catalogue de l'exposition itinérante organisée au Mitsukoshi Museum of Art, Tokyo (23 novembre - 27 décembre 1993) ; au Nara Prefectural Museum of Art (8 janvier - 17 février 1994) ; au Takamatsu City Museum of Art (25 février - 27 mars 1994), Éditions Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo, 1993. A bronze proof of the Nature morte aux fruits verts referenced under catalog no. 117 and reproduced on p. 184. Bibliography and related works 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 polychrome enamelled ceramic proof of our model, entitled Les Fruits verts sur fond bleu, referenced under number 45 in the catalog, reproduced on p. 59 and described on p. 58.