The 499 Artworks of Fernand Leger and ...

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Fernand Leger - Nudes in the ForestNudes in the ForestFernand Leger

Introduction to Cubism and Fernand Léger

Cubism is an avant-garde art movement that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by its fragmented and abstract depiction of objects. The movement was co-founded by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, who sought to break away from traditiona...

 
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Fernand Leger - The Great ParadeThe Great ParadeFernand Leger

Fernand Léger’s use of streamlined forms derived from mechanical imagery dates from World War I, when he served in the French army. His predilection for military hardware and its gleaming surfaces coincided with his feelings of solidarity with the foot soldiers surrounding him in the trenches. The m...

Musee National Fernand Leger (France)
 
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Fernand Leger - The BuildersThe BuildersFernand Leger

The quintessential painter of the machine age, Léger observed the effects of modern technology in the trenches as a solider in the French army during World War I. Featuring workers whose bodies appear to be assembled from standardized industrial parts, The Builders exemplifies the style that Léger d...

 
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Fernand Leger - CompositionCompositionFernand Leger

Léger commonly painted several different variations on each of his pictorial ideas, and many of the same elements in this painting appear in four others, arranged in similar interrelationships. Aside from what appear to be rods, wires, and the stenciled letters P, U, and V (presumably taken from som...

Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, United States)
 
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Fernand Leger - Three WomenThree WomenFernand Leger
184 x 252 cm, (1921)

Introduction to Fernand Léger and Cubism

Fernand Léger (1881-1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker who played a significant role in the development of Cubism, an avant-garde art movement that revolutionized European painting and sculpture. Cubism, co-founded by Pablo Picasso a...

The Museum of Modern Art (New York City, United States)
 

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