Fernand Léger Nature morte (Profil orange), 1928 Oil on canvas 35 3/8 x 28 3/8 inches 90 x 72 cm Signed and dated lower right: F Léger 28 Inscribed on reverse: Nature Morte, F Leger 28 Nature morte (Profil orange) is closely related to Les clés (Composition), a smaller painting of the same year, now in the Tate Gallery, London. Both paintings belong to a series of still lifes, created in 1928, in which Léger arranged planar, Surrealistic forms—a key, a human face in profile—in layered compositions. The palette is white and grey, punctuated by orange and green. Profil orange, a large format oil, is a masterful example in this series, which has never before been on the market. Les clés (Composition), 1928 Oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 21 1/8 (65 x 54 cm) Collection Tate Gallery, London
