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Fernand Léger

Born : 1881Died : 1955Documented citizenships : France

Born in 1881 and deceased in 1955, Fernand Léger is represented in the Art Institute of Chicago entries by works whose titles and dates trace a documented trajectory spanning several decades. The references range from The Railway Crossing (Sketch), dated 1919, to The Red Table (1920), Reclining Woman (1922) and Composition in Blue (1921/27).

Other recorded titles — Divers on a Yellow Background (1941), Figure Composition (1942) and Les saltimbanques (1940) — attest to the variety of titles associated with his work in this selection. Works dated to the following years include Composition with Statuette (1950), Great Black and Red Branch (1951) and Accordion Player (1953).

Two entries titled Still Life, dated 1926 and 1928 respectively, complete this set of references. Taken in chronological order, these examples thus cover the period from 1919 to 1953, without claiming to constitute an inventory of the artist’s work.

This profile brings together identity references for Fernand Léger and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

63 references are documented at Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer, Dobiaschofsky, DognyAuction, Genève Enchères, Kornfeld, Schuler, Piguet, Germann, Lempertz. Each record links to its source; the amounts are not a general valuation of the artist’s work.

Works recorded at auction

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Schuler · Lot 3085

Portrait of Jean Epstein

Pencil on paper

Original catalogue wording

Portrait de Jean Epstein
Bleistift auf Papier

Catalogue period : 2026-06-29

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

Estimate : CHF 1000–1600

Fernand Léger

Works recorded at auction

Portrait of Jean Epstein

Untitled

Portrait of Jean Epstein

Portrait of Jean Epstein

Composition

Composition with keys and bust with objects

Still life with a chair, flowerpot and bottles, 1951

Composition"

Plant composition

Abstract composition

Composition with a vase

The roof — The green tree and the yellow house

The dancers — The musicians — The accordionist. Three designs for “Skating Rink”

Nude study

The black flower

The sunflower

The City

The green vase

Head with a hand

The Urinal — Study for The City

Composition with three figures

The cyclists — The great team, composition with four figures

Study for the decoration of a terrace

Study for “Blue Decoration”

Abstract composition (design for a tapestry)

The City

Costume design for the ballet “The Creation of the World”, model No. D281-5

The Woman Reaper, 1953

Figures on a staircase

Study for “The Tugboat”

Study for the Great Parade

Study for “The Universal Basilica of Forgiveness and Peace”

Composition

Deux cordages sur fond bleu

Study VII for a publishing project

Creation of the World (Study for the Curtain)

The flowerpot

Umbrella, keys and objects

Verdun / Place des Armes, 1915

L'homme au chandail

Sao Paulo Model

Creation of the World (Study for the Curtain)

Maquette for São Paulo

Still life with pots

“Good morning thought”.

Untitled

Two Women — Study for the Two Dancers

Composition with a compass and profile with objects

Standing nude

Still life with a table

The dancers — The musicians — The accordionist. 3 designs for “Skating Rink”

Composition

Nature morte,

Abstract composition

Composition mécanique

Composition, 1944

Maquette pour la mosaïque de Caracas, ca. 1952

Etude pour le Portrait de Mme Chester Dale, 1940

Le réveil, ca. 1922

Étude pour le remorqueur, La ville, 1953

Ohne Titel, 1920

Project composition N° G 325, bis murale

"Forms".

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