Fernand LÉGER (1881-1955) The Rockefeller Branch, 1952. Sculpture in white clay, white slip, yellow and black enamels, executed by the Brice workshops posthumously. Unsigned and undated. 56 x 38 cm. Wooden base painted in black. 6 x 25 x 24,5 cm. Minor firing defects. Provenance : Succession Roland Brice. Then by descent to the present owner. Bibliography: Yvonne Brunhammer, Fernand Léger, L'oeuvre monumentale, 5 Continents Éditions, Paris, 2005, close model reproduced under n°173 p. 164. 164. Fernand Léger, la céramique, Collection "reConnaître" published on the occasion of the exhibition presented at the Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot, from March 24 to July 2, 2000, close model reproduced under n° Cat. 64, page 37.