Fernand Leger - La tasse de thé 1921
La tasse de thé 1921
91x64cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 14.70 million
Auction house: Christie's, Paris
Sale date: 23 - 25 February 2009
Seller: Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Bergé
Buyer: Anonymous buyer
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger ; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) 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 figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.