Fernand Léger

The Siesta

1922

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions
18 3/4 × 24 3/4 in. (47.6 × 62.9 cm)
Collection no.
2016.237.9
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Siesta — Fernand Léger. 1922.

Medium: Graphite on tan wove paper. Dimensions: 18 3/4 × 24 3/4 in. (47.6 × 62.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2016.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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