Leger, Léger, Fernand Signed Rare Ceramic Sculpture 6/8
The Childrens Garden or Kindergarten
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ARTIST: Fernand Léger (1881-1955) TITLE: The Children's Garden, or Kindergarten MEDIUM: Ceramic Sculpture CERAMIC DIMENSIONS: 25" x 20" (63.5 x 50.8 cm) DIMENSIONS WITH BASE: 28.25" x 23" (71.6 x 58.42 cm) GREATEST HEIGHT: 25" (63.5 cm) + 2" base SIGNATURE: This work has a guaranteed authentic signature by Léger, 'F. Leger' in black on the right side of the base. EDITION: From the very rare and limited edition of only eight, this piece is numbered 6/8 in black on the right side of the base. DISCUSSION: Remarkable for its grand size, vibrant color, and delightfully intriguing compositional elements, this is a rare and wonderful example of Leger's creative and dynamic style in the ceramic medium. Created in 1952 and cast at a later date, this fantastic ceramic sculpture is from the very rare and limited edition of only eight. The piece is numbered 6/8 in black on the right side of the base. The work contains a guaranteed authentic signature by Leger, 'F. Leger' in black, also on the right side of the base. This work is published in Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Léger: The Monumental Art, Milan 2005, illustrated on page 164. THE ILLUSTRATED CAST SHOWN HERE IS THE ACTUALLY CAST WE ARE SELLING. Brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange, and green define this image creating a lustrous jeweled aesthetic. Exhibiting Léger's mature style, the Children's Garden is wonderfully expressive and infused with an exuberant sense of curiosity and imagination. The three-dimensional elements are perfectly balanced and create complex interactions through the use of shape, color, and environment. The magical garden possesses a sense of self contained energy that invites us to enter into this bright and colorful world, while simultaneously emitting a mild caution that adventurers who enter, may not want to leave. Just as we interact with the sculpture, there is also the dynamic interaction between the ceramic and its environment. The upright elements merge with their environment, radiating their innate energy into the room. This work is in overall great condition-glaze remains bright and fresh with a few very minor chips to the glaze on some of the standing elements, and conservation to these elements that does not interfere with the image or overall composition. Léger scholar Yvonne Brunhammer wrote of Léger's ceramic sculpture: "Léger's ceramics are the tranquil assertion of the exuberance of life. Their healthy coloring, the weight of their flesh, their tactile qualities, their orderliness, the confidence that emanates from them, all that makes us see them as real objects d'art that have a beneficial utility in the time and space allotted us." PROVENANCE: Dominique Chanin, NY Private Collection, London EXHIBITIONS: This cast or other casts of Le Jardin d'Enfants (The Children's Garden, or Kindergarten) have been shown in a number of museums worldwide including: 1) "Léger" - Nassau County Museum of Art, New YorkJanuary 17 to March 14, 1999. Reproduced in catalogue p. 50 2) "20th Century Sculpture" - The Nassau County Museum of Art, New YorkMarch 28 - May 31, 1999. Reproduced in catalogue p. 13 3) "Fernand Léger" - Union des Banques Suisses, GenevaApril 18 - August 31, 2002. 4) "Léger Monumental" - Jardins de Cap Roig, Girona, SpainJune to September 2002. Reproduced in catalogue p. 59 5) "Léger Monumental " Les Abattoires - Museo d'art Contemporains de Toulouse, March 1995 to current. DOCUMENTATION / COA: It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work): 1) deFrancia, Fernand Léger, new Yaven, 1983, monumental version illustrated as plate 58. 2) G. Bauquier, Fernand Léger, Vivre dans La Vrai, Paris 1987, monumental version illustrated on p. 338-39. 3) Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Léger: The Monumental Art, Milan 2005, illustrated on page 164 (THE illustrated cast shown here IS the actually cast we are selling). 4) A Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. I. WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? II, QUESTIONS ABOUT BUYING FROM US? III. ABOUT US IV. PAYMENT V. SHIPPING AND HANDLING WHO IS MASTERWORKS FINE ART? We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 40-75% off gallery retail! We have been collecting art since the early 1970?s and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. 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