Fernand Léger
(France 1881–1955)
- Title
- The bicycle
- Alternative title:
- La Bicyclette
- Year
- 1930
- Media category
- Painting
- Materials used
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
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64.8 x 50.8cm stretcher; 82.7 x 68.2 x 4.0cm frame
- Signature & date
- Signed and dated l.r., blue oil "F.LÉGER./ 30" and u.l. verso, black oil "... / F. LÉGER. 30".
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs H.V. Evatt in memory of the late Dr H.V. Evatt 1966
- Accession number
- OO2.1966
- Copyright
- © Fernand Leger, 1930/ADAGP. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney
- Location
- Not on display
- Provenance (3)
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Mrs H.V. Evatt (Australia), pre 25 Mar 1966, Australia, Gift of Mrs H.V. Evatt 1966
Dr. H.V. Evatt (Australia, b.1894, d.1965), Dec 1939-Mar 1966, Australia, Purchased by Dr Evatt from David Jones Art Gallery, December 1939. Purchased from 'The Daily Telegraph Exhibition of French and British Modern Art'.
Paul Rosenberg (France, b.1881, d.1959), pre Dec 1939, Paris/France, Listed in 1939 exhibition catalogue as in Rosenberg's collection
- Bibliography (11)
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Sue Cramer (Author), Lesley Harding (Australia) (Author), Cubism & Australian art, Carlton, 2009, 15 (colour illus.).
'Battle of the new: Picasso and peers versus the pillars of the Australian art establishment', pg. 14-18., Look Mar 2005, Mar 2005, 18 (colour illus.).
'Review - 1988 Biennale' by unknown author., The Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 1988, 21 May 1988, (illus.).
Nick Waterlow (Australia) (Director), The 1988 Australian Biennale: From the Southern Cross: a view of world art c1940-1988, Sydney, 1988, 179 (colour illus.). no catalogue numbers
'European Collection' by Renee Free p.63-75, Art and Australia [vol. 10, no. 1] Jul 1972, Jul 1972, 75 (illus.).
Editor Unknown (Editor), Art Gallery of New South Wales picturebook, Domain, 1972, 49 (colour illus.).
'New acquisitions', Art Gallery of New South Wales Quarterly Apr 1967, Apr 1967, (illus.).
The Art Gallery Society of New South Wales Contempo Group (Australia) (Author), CAS Loan Exhibition, 1950. cat.no. 54
National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874), An exhibition of French art, Sydney, 1944. cat.no. 113
Lionel Lindsay (Australia, b.1874, d.1961) (Author), Addled Art, Sydney, 1942, 24 (illus. op.).
Editor Unknown (Editor), The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art, Sydney, 1939. cat.no. 58
- Exhibition history (11)
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Fernand Leger, Palais des Beaux Arts, 14 May 1938–05 Jun 1938.
The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art, National Gallery of South Australia, 21 Aug 1939–17 Sep 1939.
The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art, Melbourne Town Hall, 16 Oct 1939–01 Nov 1939.
The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 20 Nov 1939–30 Dec 1939.
An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Oct 1944–31 Oct 1944.
Contemporary Art Society Loan Exhibition, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1950–1950.
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1966, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1967 -.
Australian Biennale 1988: From the Southern Cross: A View of World Art c1940-1988, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 18 May 1988–03 Jul 1988.
Australian Biennale 1988: From the Southern Cross: A View of World Art c1940-1988, National Gallery of Victoria [St Kilda Road], 04 Aug 1988–18 Sep 1988.
Australian Cubism, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 24 Nov 2009–08 Apr 2010.
Theatre of The World, Museum of Old and New Art, 23 Jun 2012–07 Apr 2013.
