Fernand Léger
French · 1881–1955 · Painter, Printmaker
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Le 14 juilletPhillips · $17,625,000≈ £14,336,262≈ €16,435,099Sign up to see
China Town 1943Menzies · A$2,209,091≈ $1,709,969≈ £1,087,352≈ €1,525,941Sign up to see
Contraste de FormesLempertz · €1,249,500≈ $1,678,828≈ £844,226Sign up to see
Fernand Léger’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
48 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
33 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
2 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 8 | 80% | $3MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $18MSign up |
| Oil | 10 | 8 | 80% | $3MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $18MSign up |
| Works on paper | 91 | 75 | 82% | $91.6kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $1.7MSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 7 | 78% | $98kSign up | $29.2kSign up | $261kSign up |
| Gouache | 53 | 41 | 77% | $134kSign up | $40.6kSign up | $1.7MSign up |
| Drawing | 28 | 26 | 93% | $22.7kSign up | $13.4kSign up | $67.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 174 | 157 | 90% | $2.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $35.8kSign up |
| Etching | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 2 | 1 | 50% | $820Sign up | $820Sign up | $820Sign up |
| Lithograph | 125 | 117 | 94% | $2.9kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $35.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 29 | 25 | 86% | $1.4kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 11 | 8 | 73% | $263Sign up | $167Sign up | $880Sign up |
| Sculpture | 15 | 13 | 87% | $26.5kSign up | $31.1kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Other | 28 | 21 | 75% | $60.1kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $808kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 15 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 17 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 21 | 16 | $642Sign up |
| 2023 | 26 | 25 | $21.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 30 | 23 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 27 | 25 | $3kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 12 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 20 | 14 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 19 | 18 | $17.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | $57.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 10 | 8 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 10 | 9 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | $6kSign up |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2004 | 12 | 12 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $863Sign up |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | $378Sign up |