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Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936
Born (1881-02-04)February 4, 1881
Argentan, Orne, France
Died August 17, 1955(1955-08-17) (aged 74)
Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Nationality French
Field Painting, printmaking and filmmaking
Movement Tubism
Cubism
Modernism

Fernand Léger (Joseph Fernand Henri Léger, 4 February 1881 – 17 August 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually changed into a more popular figurative style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter made him a forerunner of pop art.

His personal style was called "tubism" because it was influenced by cubism, but used tube-like forms.


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  • Fernand Léger, 1916, Soldier with a pipe (Le Soldat à la Pipe), oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dùsseldorf

    Fernand Léger, 1916, Soldier with a pipe (Le Soldat à la Pipe), oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dùsseldorf

  • Leger beer mug

    Still Life with a Beer Mug, 1921, oil on canvas, Tate, London

  • Leger-UCV

    Stained-glass window at the Central University of Venezuela, 1954

  • Fernand Léger, 1910-11, Le compotier (Table and Fruit), oil on canvas, 82.2 x 97.8 cm, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

    Le compotier (Table and Fruit), 1910–11, oil on canvas, 82.2 x 97.8 cm, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Reproduced in Du "Cubisme", 1912

  • Fernand Léger, 1911, Roofs in Paris, oil on canvas, private collection

    Les Toits de Paris (Roofs in Paris, 1911, oil on canvas, private collection. Reproduced in Du "Cubisme", 1912

  • Fernand Léger, 1912-13, Paysage (Landscape), oil on canvas, 92 x 81 cm

    Paysage (Landscape), 1912–13, oil on canvas, 92 x 81 cm

  • Fernand Léger, 1913, Contrast of Forms (Contraste de formes), published in Der Sturm, 5 September 1920

    Contrast of Forms (Contraste de formes), 1913. Published in Der Sturm, 5 September 1920

  • Fernand Léger, 1914, Nature morte (Still life)

    Nature morte (Still life), 1914

  • Fernand Leger, 1918, Dans L'Usine, oil on canvas, 56 x 38 cm (22 x 15 in)

    Dans L'Usine, 1918, oil on canvas, 56 x 38 cm

  • Fernand Léger, 1919, The City (La Ville), oil on canvas, 231.1 x 298.4 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art

    The City (La ville), 1919, oil on canvas, 231.1 x 298.4 cm, Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • Leger railway crossing

    The Railway Crossing, 1919, oil on canvas, 54.1 x 65.7 cm, Art Institute of Chicago

  • Fernand Léger - Grand parade with red background (mosaic) 1958 made

    Grand parade with red background, 1958 (designed in 1953), mosaic, National Gallery of Victoria



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