Catégorie
Dessin-AquarelleTechnique
EncreType d'oeuvre
Oeuvre originaleSignature
haut gaucheDimensions hors cadre
11,5 x 20,5 cm(4,53 x 8,07 in)
Facture délivrée par
Sotheby's ParisÉtat
bonDescription de l'oeuvre
Fernand LÉGER
(1881-1955)
Verdun, les soldats en déplacement(1916)
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The work is signed FLéger, titled Verdun and dated 1916 (upper left).
During the World War I, Leger served in the artillery troops – where, as a true artist, he found his inspiration – he was impressed by the brilliance of metal guns shining in the sun. As the artist himself writes: "the breech of the cannon, the sun beating down, the rawness of the object itself. That's where I was formed."
At the World War I, Fernand Leger did not have the opportunity to seriously paint, but he did a lot of sketches. He drew on small pieces of paper – on everything that came to hand. It was important for the artist to capture all the terrifying and shocking details of the war, which he interpreted as a collective killing machine.
Provenance
Sale: Zurich, Koller AG, June 24, 2003
Private collection, Italy (acquired at the above sale)
Present owner- private collection (acquired at the Sotheby's, Paris, 2018)