Fernand Léger 1881~1955

Born on this day in 1881 was French artist Fernand Léger influenced by Cubism. The Hermitage collecton includes his paintings and prints.

Фернан Леже | Открытка | Холст, масло | 1932-1948 гг.⋯⋯

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Centre Pompidou

[Art COP21] Fernand Léger peint une modernité urbaine et industrielle. Lignes et formes s’entrechoquent pour donner l’image d’une ville dynamique, scandée par le mouvement d'engrenages mécaniques, l’enchevêtrement de poutrelles métalliques, les façades d'immeubles et les lettrages publicitaires.

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Fernand Léger 
Les disques dans la ville
1920
, Huile sur toile
, 130 x 162 cm
© Service de la documentation photographique du MNAM - Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI /Dist. RMN-GP
© Adagp, Paris

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fernand Léger’s “Woman with a Cat” belongs to a group of monumental female figures that Léger painted throughout the 1920s. This Black Cat Appreciation Day, consider the role of the black cat in this particular composition.

Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955) | Woman with a Cat | 1921

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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

On Bastille Day, celebrate with French artist Fernand Léger's "The Great Parade" 1954 from the Guggenheim collection:http://gu.gg/PBNy1

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Happy Fourth of July! Celebrate with Fernand Léger's "Study for Cinematic Mural" featuring Lady Liberty. http://bit.ly/1TchXWS

[Fernand Léger. "Study for Cinematic Mural, Study II." (1938-39). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris]

Happy birthday to Fernand Léger, born on this day in 1881. Celebrate with the artist’s work, on view in “Cubism: The Leonard A. Lauder Collection” through February 16. See all his work in the exhibition on our microsite: http://met.org/16fRu7e

Fernand Léger (French, 1881–1955) | The Smoker | 1914

For Léger, smoke and smokers were symbols of modern industrial life and...

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Happy birthday to French artist Fernand Léger, born today in 1881. Explore his colorful compositions in our Collection Online:http://gu.gg/ItMP0

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2. Fernand Léger

   Painter
3. Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Wikipedia
5. Born: February 4, 1881, Argentan, France
6. Died: August 17, 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
7. Movies: Ballet Mécanique
8. Periods: Cubism, Section d'Or, Modernism, Modern art