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Fernand Léger — Fumées sur les toits
Fernand Léger

Fumées sur les toits

1912

Fernand Léger's 'Fumées sur les toits' (Smoke over the Roofs, 1912) combines gouache and oil on paper to depict an urban industrial scene. The work showcases Léger's modernist aesthetic and interest in contemporary urban landscapes.

Medium
gouache and oil on paper
Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction, featuring Face to Face: A Celebration of Portraiture

June 27, 2023

Estimate: $800,000 to $1,200,000

Lot 133

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Fernand Léger, Fumées sur les toits, 1912

Fernand Léger's 'Fumées sur les toits' (Smoke over the Roofs, 1912) combines gouache and oil on paper to depict an urban industrial scene. The work showcases Léger's modernist aesthetic and interest in contemporary urban landscapes.

Medium
gouache and oil on paper
Year
1912
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Industrial, Geometric, French, Cubism, Landscape, Urban, Modern, Oil on Paper, Colorful, Gouache

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