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Photo of collection object Les Illuminations (The Illuminations) — Léger, Fernand. Les Illuminations (The Illuminations), 1949. Illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (ten with pochoir), supplementary suite of fifteen lithographs, and one supplementary lithograph, page (each): 13 × 9 5/8" (33 × 24.5 cm); overall (closed): 13 9/16 × 10 7/16 × 1 5/8" (34.5 × 26.5 × 4.2 cm). Gift of Mrs. Stanley Resor, 421.1958.1-31. (Photo: MoMA)

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Les Illuminations (The Illuminations)

1949

Fernand Léger

French, 1881–1955

Drawings & Prints

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Maker/Artist: Léger, Fernand
Classification: Illustrated Book
Formatted Medium: Illustrated book with fifteen lithographs (ten with pochoir), supplementary suite of fifteen lithographs, and one supplementary lithograph
Medium: illustrated, book, lithographs, pochoir, supplementary, suite, lithograph
Dimensions: page (each): 13 × 9 5/8" (33 × 24.5 cm); overall (closed): 13 9/16 × 10 7/16 × 1 5/8" (34.5 × 26.5 × 4.2 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 421.1958.1-31
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Stanley Resor
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