Description & Technical information
Projects for the chimneypiece of the Nelson Rockefeller's house in Pocantico, New York, designed by the architect Wallace K. Harrison, built in 1939.
Date: 1938-1939
Period: 20th century
Origin: France
Medium: Gouache on cardboard
Dimensions: 19.5 x 47.5 cm (7⁵/₈ x 18³/₄ inches)
Literature:
The projects of the same series are reproduced in the following books :Yvonne Brunhammer, Fernand Léger, L'Oeuvre monumentale, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, 2005, illustrated p.88-89.
Fondation Beyeler, Fernand Léger, Paris-New-York, Bâle, 2008, illustrated p.101.
This work will be included in the Répertoire des oeuvres sur papier de Fernand Léger being prepared by Mrs Irus Hansma. Notification of inclusion dated June 15th, 2015.

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