The City by Leger in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 2012

The City (Fragment, Third State)

Fernand Léger, French, 1881 - 1955

Geography: Made in France, Europe

Date: 1919

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 51 1/8 x 38 1/4 inches (129.9 x 97.1 cm)

Copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Curatorial Department: Modern Art

Object Location: Currently not on view

Accession Number: 1950-134-124

Credit Line: The Louise and Walter Arensberg Collection, 1950\

Provenance: Unidentified dealer [Galerie L'Effort Moderne, Paris?]; sold to Louise and Walter C. Arensberg, Los Angeles, through Marcel Duchamp as agent, 1933 [1]; gift to PMA, 1950. 1. According to Duchamp's provenance notes (letter of Sept. 8, 1951 to the Arensbergs), he purchased the work for them from a dealer in 1933.


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