Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) (after) Composition murale, after the original model designed around [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, stamped C. VALSUANI Cire perdue on edge lower left. 63 x 39.5 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 bronze proof of Composition murale is held in this institution's collections under inventory number MNFL 03003. Exhibition and related works : - Fernand Léger - Musée Galliera, Paris, February to March 1969. A bronze proof of the Composition murale exhibited at this event (N° 117). - 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 the Composition (mural) exhibited at this event. Related pictorial work: Our bronze to be compared with the oil on canvas entitled Composition architecturale sur fond bleu (1952), referenced under N° 1496 in Fernand Léger's Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint (IX). Related bibliography and paintings - Gualtieri di San Lazzaro (dir.) - Homage to Fernand Léger - Special issue of XXe siècle magazine, 1971. Our work can be compared with Composition architecturale (1952), reproduced on p. 110. - Fernand Léger, 1881-1955 - Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin (October 24, 1980 - January 7, 1981), published by the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Berlin, 1980. Our work can be compared with Composition architecturale (1952), reproduced on p. 548, and with a photograph of Fernand Léger on p. 573.