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Fernand Leger Work Delivers a 4% Annualized Return at Auction

3 min read  ·  19 Nov 2024

Composition avec figure. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Composition avec figure. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Fernand Leger, Composition avec figure (1930) sold for $1.8m, less than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 18.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.33m, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 1994 for $469,400 at Sotheby's.

Oil On Canvas, 92.3 x 73.5cm. The work has been traded 6 times in the past.