Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace. Traduction de l'anglais par François Lache...
This rare and significant work, Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace, is the original French translation of an influential study by the British art critic and prominent collector Douglas Cooper. Cooper, particularly known for his extensive collection of Cubist works, offers an in-depth analysis of Léger's post-Cubist period and his fundamental role in the development of modern art. The book focuses on Léger's quest for a new, dynamic space in his work, influenced by industrial aesthetics and urban life. The edition is of exceptional bibliographic quality and includes a rare, signed original lithograph in six colors by Léger himself, making it a collector's item of great value. The iconography features numerous reproductions, eight of which are luxuriously tipped-in in color.
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Cooper, Douglas
Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace. Traduction de l'anglais par François Lachenal.
1952 | Genève / Paris | Éditions des Trois Collines
A signed luxury copy with a rare, original six-color lithograph by Fernand Léger, documenting his quest for a new, mechanical aesthetic.
This rare and significant work, Fernand Léger et le nouvel espace, is the original French translation of an influential study by the British art critic and prominent collector Douglas Cooper. Cooper, particularly known for his extensive collection of Cubist works, offers an in-depth analysis of Léger's post-Cubist period and his fundamental role in the development of modern art. The book focuses on Léger's quest for a new, dynamic space in his work, influenced by industrial aesthetics and urban life. The edition is of exceptional bibliographic quality and includes a rare, signed original lithograph in six colors by Léger himself, making it a collector's item of great value. The iconography features numerous reproductions, eight of which are luxuriously tipped-in in color.
€1,500
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In-4 (Quarto) approx. 25 × 32 cm
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One of 40 numbered luxury copies on Lafuma pur fil, signed by the author Douglas Cooper, with an original six-color lithograph by Léger.
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71
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The book functions as a crucial monograph documenting Léger's transition from analytical Cubism to his later, more figurative and monumental style. Douglas Cooper examines how Léger's fascination with the machine, the city, and the human figure in motion led to the development of a unique artistic language. The text addresses themes such as the relationship between form and color, the role of typography, and the integration of objects into a disoriented space, emphasizing Léger's ability to transform the apparent chaos of the modern world into a dynamic and ordered visual system. The work clarifies the theme of the 'new space' that Léger explored after World War I, focused on a clear, mechanical beauty.
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