La racine noire

Fernand Léger (signed by artist), 1948

Bruna admired the work of the French avant-garde artist Léger, because he had separated the planes of colour from the lines and let them move independently over the picture plane. As Bruna put it: ‘this way you can look twice’

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1949-535
  • Dimensionsheight 500 mm x width 655 mm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    La racine noire

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1949-535

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2760

Creation

  • Creation

    printmaker: Fernand Léger (signed by artist), France

  • Dating

    1948

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 500 mm x width 655 mm


This work is about

  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1949

  • Copyright


Documentation

  • Lawrence Saphire, "Fernand Léger. The complete graphic work", New York 1978, pp. 66-67.


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