Lot 77
Lot 77
Selections from Maurice Sendak's Personal Collection Sold to Benefit The Rosenbach
Cirque

Fernand Léger

Price Realised USD 18,900
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USD 12,000 - USD 18,000
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Cirque

Fernand Léger

Price Realised USD 18,900
Price Realised USD 18,900
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LÉGER, Fernand (1881-1955). Cirque. Lithographies originales. Paris: Tériade Editeur, Les Éditions Verve, 1950.

One of 300 copies signed by the author on the justification page (this is #275). This one is additionally inscribed: "A Curt Valentin / tres amicalement / F Leger," with drawing of a flower. Curt Valentin (1902-1954) was a German art dealer. A fresh, bright copy. Saphire 44-106.

Folio (420 x 320mm). Complete set of sixty-three lithographs (thirty-four in color), loose as issued; with half title, title, and justification; on Arches paper. Original paper-covered boards and slipcase with artist's name and title printed in black. Provenance: Curt Valentin (1902-1954).
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