Study for "The Creation Of The Earth"
Date
(1923)
Artist
Fernand Léger, French, b. Argentan, 1881–1955
Provenance
[The Artist's Estate]
[Galerie d'Art Moderne, Basel, to at least 1964]
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1986
Exhibition History
GALERIE D'ART MODERNE, Basel, Switzerland. "F. Leger, Gouaches et dessins de 1921 a 1938," 28 November 1964-25 January 1965, no. 7, ill. p. 7.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1986, checklist no. 27.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.2908
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor and tempera on paper mounted on paperboard
Dimensions
19 1/8 X 24 7/8 IN. (48.5 X 63.1 CM.) ON MOUNT: 21 1/2 X 27 7/8 IN. (54.6 X 70.9 CM.)
