id: 150359
accession number: 1981.16
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1981.16
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The Aviator, 1920. Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955). Oil on canvas; framed: 80.1 x 106.7 x 4.6 cm (31 9/16 x 42 x 1 13/16 in.); unframed: 65 x 92 cm (25 9/16 x 36 1/4 in.); former: 90.5 x 117.2 x 7 cm (35 5/8 x 46 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1981.16 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
title: The Aviator
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creation date: 1920
creation date earliest: 1920
creation date latest: 1920
current location: 223 20th Century Avant-Garde
creditline: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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culture: France, 20th century
technique: oil on canvas
department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection: Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type: Painting
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CREATORS
* Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 80.1 x 106.7 x 4.6 cm (31 9/16 x 42 x 1 13/16 in.); Unframed: 65 x 92 cm (25 9/16 x 36 1/4 in.); Former: 90.5 x 117.2 x 7 cm (35 5/8 x 46 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
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inscription: Signed lower right: "F LEGER / 20"; inscribed on back: "L'AVIATEUR / DEFINITIF / F. LEGER 20"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1981
opening date: 1982-02-17T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1981. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).
title: Fernand Léger Retrospective
opening date: 2005-02-22T00:00:00
Fernand Léger Retrospective. Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York, NY (organizer) (February 22-May 28, 2005).
title: Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2006-05-27T00:00:00
Monet to Dalí: Modern Masters from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 21, 2007-January 13, 2008).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Fernand Léger Retrospective. Helly Nahmad Gallery, New York, NY (February 22-May 28, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2005-02-22T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(D. H. Kahnweiler, Paris, France)
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(Alfred Flechtheim, Berlin,Germany)
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Kofler-Herni Coll.
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(Galerie Beyeler, Basel Switzerland)
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(Perls Galleries, New York, NY, 1981, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 1981
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Major Leger Painting Acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art,” March 31, 1981, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr2869
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1981.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 69, no. 2 (1982): 39–82.
page number: Reproduced: P. 42
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159758
Henning, Edward B. “The Aviator: A Major Painting by Fernand Léger.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 69, no. 3 (1982): 87–93.
page number: Reproduced: cover, P. 92, fig. 12; Mentioned: P. 87-93
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159762
Blass, Brigit. Aviatik und Avantgarde: Fliegen und Schweben. Köln, Germany: Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Presse & Information, 1988.
page number: Reproduced: p. 27
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Fernand Léger Retrospective. New York, New York: Helly Nahmad Gallery, 2005.
page number: Reproduced and mentioned: p. 38-39, no. 5
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Sims, Lowery S. The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
page number: Reproduced: p. 17, fig. 1
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