Rare announcement of death of Fernand Léger, disappeared on August 17, 1955. nformant persons warned that the funeral and burial will take place Saturday, August 20, 1955 in Gif-sur-Yvette. The family of the painter, the French Communist Party, the National Council of the Peace Movement and his friends join the pain of the widow of Fernand Léger to invite the people warned that the funeral and the burial of the painter will take place on Saturday August 20, 1955 in Gif-sur-Yvette.