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Fernand Léger French
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Design for a wall decoration comprising a red starfish and figures of swimmers, likely to be executed in mosaic or fresco paint. The drawing relates to a canvas at the Museum of Modern Art in New York entitled 'Starfish (L'Étoile de mer)'.
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Title: 'Starfish and Swimmers': Design for a Mosaic or Mural
Artist:
Fernand Léger (French, Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
Date: ca. 1942
Medium: Brush and yellow, red, green and beige wash, and graphite
Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (13.3 x 44.5 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Gift of Wallace K. Harrison, 1972
Object Number: 1972.730.1
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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