Fernand Léger Three Women 1921-22
- MoMA, Floor 5, 513 The David Geffen Wing
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 6' 1/4" x 8' 3" (183.5 x 251.5 cm)
- Credit
- Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
- Object number
- 189.1942
- Copyright
- © 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Fernand Léger has 219 works online.
- There are 2,456 paintings online.
Installation views
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Cubism and Abstract Art
Mar 2–Apr 19, 1936
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The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jun 20, 1945–Feb 13, 1946
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Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
Jul 2, 1946–Sep 12, 1954
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Modern Art in Your Life
Oct 5–Dec 4, 1949
1 other work identified
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Masterworks Acquired through the Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund
Jan 29–Mar 23, 1952
1 other work identified
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Works from the Museum Collection
Aug 12–Sep 21, 1952
1 other work identified
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Léger
Oct 20, 1953–Jan 3, 1954
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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
Oct 19, 1954–Feb 6, 1955
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Art in a Changing World: 1884–1964: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
May 27, 1964
1 other work identified
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Mrs. Simon Guggenheim, 1877–1970: In Memoriam
Feb 25–Mar 17, 1970
6 other works identified
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Permanent Collection
Mar 29, 1972–Apr 21, 1980
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Masterpieces from the Collection: Selections from the Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Centuries
Oct 25, 1980–Jan 27, 1981
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Masterpieces from the Collection
Mar 2, 1982–Mar 1, 1983
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Masterpieces from the Collection
Mar 2, 1982–Mar 1, 1983
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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
May 17, 1984–Aug 4, 1992
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Selections from the Permanent Collection of Painting and Sculpture
Jul 1, 1993
1 other work identified
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Fernand Léger
Feb 15–May 12, 1998
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Fernand Léger
Feb 15–May 12, 1998
1 other work identified
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts, People: Sol LeWitt Wall Drawing
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People, Composing with the Figure
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
2 other works identified
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MoMA2000, ModernStarts: People, Composing with the Figure
Oct 7, 1999–Feb 1, 2000
3 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
1 other work identified
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514: Paris 1920s
Fall 2019–Summer 2021
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514: Paris 1920s
Fall 2019–Summer 2021
4 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
10 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
11 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
6 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
6 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
10 other works identified
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513: The New Spirit in Paris
Ongoing
11 other works identified
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This work is included in the Provenance Research Project, which investigates the ownership history of works in MoMA's collection.
1921, Fernand Léger, Paris.
1921 - April 27, 1923, Léonce Rosenberg (Galerie L’effort modern), Paris, acquired from the artist.
April 27, 1923 - at least 1925, Fernand Léger, Paris, received back from Léonce Rosenberg.
By 1928 - 1942, Paul Rosenberg, Paris, New York, probably acquired from the artist.
1942, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased from Paul Rosenberg.
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