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フェルナンド・レガー (1881-1955)

 
<div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div> <div>Fernand Léger’s "Composition orange et noir" (1937)—translated as "Orange and Black Composition"—marks a significant moment in the artist’s evolving exploration of form and subject matter. Painted during the 1930s, the work reflects Léger’s shift away from the rigid “mécanique” language of his earlier career toward more organic shapes and motifs, while still retaining the influence of industrial design. The composition is structured by bold bands of black, fawn brown, and orange, which create a circular framework. Yet within this framework, the interior elements strain against containment: pale brown cylinders evoke wooden logs, while loose black whips suggest seaweed, sticks, or leaves, imbuing the work with a sense of dynamic, natural movement. </div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div>This interplay between organic and inorganic elements recalls the found objects Léger collected during his walks on his farm in Normandy, translating everyday material forms into abstract pictorial language. At the same time, the work belongs to an important period of international recognition for the artist, when he was exhibiting prominently at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and at the Kunsthalle Zürich. "Composition orange et noir" thus encapsulates Léger’s unique ability to synthesize the mechanical and the natural into a unified, yet playfully experimental, vision. The work is included in the artist's catalogue raisonné by Georges Bauquier for works from 1932-1937 as entry 934. </div>
オレンジとノワールのコンポジション193736 1/8 x 23 1/2 in.(91.76 x 59.69 cm)キャンバスに油彩
出所
ギャルリー・ルイーズ・レイリス(パリ
M.プレジェ・コレクション、パリ
ギゼズ・コレクション(サンテミリオン
ヘッセン、プライベート・コレクション(2000年以降)
Karl & Faber Kunstauktionen GmbH: 2024年12月5日(木)、ロット731
プライベートコレクション、上記より入手
展示会
ギャルリー・ルイーズ・レイリス、パリ、アーカイブNo.06990/6938 ストレッチャー裏面にラベル貼付
文学
ジョルジュ・バウキエ他『フェルナン・レジェ:カタログ・レゾネ(1932-1937)』第5巻、パリ、1996年、No.934
価格285,000
フェルナン・レジェの "Composition orange et noir"(1937)は、「オレンジと黒のコンポジション」と訳され、レジェの形と主題の探求における重要な瞬間である。1930年代に描かれたこの作品は、レジェが初期のキャリアにおける堅苦しい「メカニック」な表現から、より有機的な形やモチーフへとシフトしていったことを反映している。構図は、黒、子鹿の茶色、オレンジの大胆な帯によって構成され、円形の枠組みを作り出している。淡い茶色の円柱は木の丸太を思わせ、ゆったりとした黒い鞭は海藻や棒、葉を思わせ、作品にダイナミックで自然な動きの感覚を与えている。





有機的な要素と無機的な要素の間のこの相互作用は、レジェがノルマンディーの農場を散歩して収集した拾得物を思い起こさせ、日常的な物質的形態を抽象的な絵画言語に変換している。同時にこの作品は、ニューヨーク近代美術館やチューリッヒ美術館での展示が目立っていた、レジェが国際的に認められた重要な時期の作品でもある。「コンポジション・オランジュ・エ・ノワール」は、機械的なものと自然なものを統合し、統一された、しかし遊び心にあふれた実験的なヴィジョンへと昇華させるレジェのユニークな能力を凝縮している。この作品は、ジョルジュ・バウキエによる1932年から1937年までの作品のカタログ・レゾネに、項目934として収録されている。
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