Leger, Léger, Fernand Signed Rare Ceramic Sculpture 6/8 The Childrens Garden or Kindergarten Start Price USD 85,000.00 Current Price USD 85,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Leger, Léger, Fernand Signed Rare Ceramic Sculpture 6/8' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: The Children's Garden, or Kindergarten Artist: Leger, Fernand Medium: Ceramic Sculpture Image Size: Approx 25 in x 20 in (63.5 x 50.8 cm) Sheet Size: With base: 8.25 in x 23 in (71.6 x 58.42 cm) Framed Size: Height: 25 in (63.5 cm) + 2 in base Signature: Signed 'F. Leger' in black on the right side of the base Edition: From the very rare and limited edition of only eight (plus 1 artist proof), this piece is numbered 6/8 in black on the right side of the base Condition: Excellent    Description:Remarkable for its grand size, vibrant color, and delightfully intriguing compositional elements, this is a rare and wonderful example of Leger's creative and dynamic style in the ceramic medium. Created in 1952 and cast at a later date, this fantastic ceramic sculpture is from the very rare and limited edition of only eight. The piece is numbered 6/8 in black on the right side of the base. The work contains a guaranteed authentic signature by Leger, 'F. Leger' in black, also on the right side of the base. This work is published in Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Leger: The Monumental Art, Milan 2005, illustrated on page 164. THE ILLUSTRATED CAST SHOWN HERE IS THE ACTUALLY CAST WE ARE SELLING. Brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange, and green define this image creating a lustrous jeweled aesthetic. Exhibiting Leger's mature style, the Children's Garden is wonderfully expressive and infused with an exuberant sense of curiosity and imagination. The three-dimensional elements are perfectly balanced and create complex interactions through the use of shape, color, and environment. The magical garden possesses a sense of self contained energy that invites us to enter into this bright and colorful world, while simultaneously emitting a mild caution that adventurers who enter, may not want to leave. Just as we interact with the sculpture, there is also the dynamic interaction between the ceramic and its environment. The upright elements merge with their environment, radiating their innate energy into the room. This work is in overall great condition-glaze remains bright and fresh with a few very minor chips to the glaze on some of the standing elements, and conservation to these elements that does not interfere with the image or overall composition. Leger scholar Yvonne Brunhammer wrote of Leger's ceramic sculpture: "Leger's ceramics are the tranquil assertion of the exuberance of life. Their healthy coloring, the weight of their flesh, their tactile qualities, their orderliness, the confidence that emanates from them, all that makes us see them as real objects d'art that have a beneficial utility in the time and space allotted us." PROVENANCE: Private Collection, London Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will accompany the final sale of the work) : 1) deFrancia, Fernand Leger, new Yaven, 1983, monumental version illustrated as plate 58. 2) G. Bauquier, Fernand Leger, Vivre dans La Vrai, Paris 1987, monumental version illustrated on p. 338-39. 3) Y. Brunhammer, Fernand Leger: The Monumental Art, Milan 2005, illustrated on page 164 (THE illustrated cast shown here IS the actually cast we are selling) . 4) Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. We have been collecting art since the early 1970's and have been dealing and selling art for over 20 years. We have been awarded the eBay Power Sellers Award, and we have over positive comments on our eBay rating feedback sheet. 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