Composition (Study for "Nude Model in the Studio")

1912

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil, gouache, and ink on paper on tan wove paper; subsequently mounted to Masonite
Dimensions: 25 1/8 × 19 in. (63.8 × 48.3 cm)
Collection no.: 2016.237.17
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Composition (Study for "Nude Model in the Studio") — Fernand Léger. 1912.

Medium: Oil, gouache, and ink on paper on tan wove paper; subsequently mounted to Masonite. Dimensions: 25 1/8 × 19 in. (63.8 × 48.3 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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