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Auction result
La lecture (Reading) (S. E23)
Catalogued as “After Fernand Léger” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.
Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955) · 1953
£2,286 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,804≈ €2,636
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 282/350
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 282/350 in pencil
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- I. 43.5 x 55.4 cm (17 1/8 x 21 3/4 in.) S. 54.8 x 69.8 cm (21 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (UK030323)
- Date
- September 21, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 194
- Estimate
- £2,000 – £3,000 (≈ $2,453 – $3,680) (≈ €2,307 – €3,460)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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