Representative work by Fernand Léger
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Artist

Fernand Léger

1881–1955 · French · Based in Paris, France

  • École des Arts Décoratifs, Paris (1902–1903)
  • Académie Julian, Paris
  • Painting
  • Sculpture
  • Ceramics
  • Film
  • Stained Glass

Fernand Léger absorbed Cubism but quickly developed a more robust language of cylindrical bodies, mechanical forms and sharply separated color. His art moved between the machine age, urban spectacle, film, public mural and monumental images of workers and leisure.

Painting; drawing; printmaking; film; mural; ceramics

Gallery Representation

Major Works

  • 1909–10Nudes in the Forest
  • 1912Woman in Blue
  • 1913Contrast of Forms
  • 1919The City
  • 1921Three Women
  • 1924Mechanical Elements
  • 1930Mona Lisa with Keys
  • 1934Adam and Eve
  • 1950The Constructors
  • 1954The Great Parade

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