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Fernand Léger
Textile Length, 'The Circus'1955-1956

Not on view
Vertical abstract work with allover pattern of cobalt blue rectangles, cyan and powder blue hatched ovals, and thin black line networks on a white ground
Printed textile with a repeat pattern of outlined human figures in dynamic acrobatic poses, scattered across a white ground with bold brushstroke shapes in cobalt blue and turquoise, and overlapping curved black lines.
Printed textile with an allover pattern on white ground, featuring cobalt blue and turquoise brushstroke shapes, pale blue oval washes, and fine black curving lines suggesting abstracted figures.
Artist or Maker
Fernand Léger
France, 1881-1955
Manufacturer
D. B. Fuller & Co.
United States, founded 1933
Label
D. B. Fuller & Co.
Title
Textile Length, 'The Circus'
Place Made
United States, New York
Date Made
1955-1956
Medium
Cotton plain weave, roller-printed
Dimensions
57 3/4 × 39 1/4 in. (146.69 × 99.7 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.2014.5.4
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Estate of Fernand Léger / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris