European Art between World Wars
20th Century European Art
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Basement -- European Art 1920-1945 

 20 Century European Art

Fernand Léger

 

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Fernand Léger

born: Argentan, France; 4 February 1881
died: Gif-sur-Yvette, France; 17 April 1955

Lédger was influenced by modern technology; he developed machine art, or a style characterized by bold colors and mechanistic forms. A style heavily influenced by cubism, but clearly distinct from it.

 

Pre World War I.

Léger: The City

The City
1909
Museum of Art
Phaldelphia, PA, US

Léger: La Noce

La Noce
1911
George Pompidou Centre
Paris, France

Léger: Contrasts of Forms

Contrasts of Forms
1913
Museum of Modern Art,
New York, NY, US

Léger: The Stairway

The Stairway
1914
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY, US

Léger: Soldier with a Pipe

Soldier with a Pipe
1916
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany

Léger: Soldiers Playing Cards

Soldiers Playing Cards
1917
Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller
Otterlo, The Netherlands

 

 

 

Between the World Wars

Léger: Three Women

Three Women
[Le Grand Déjeuner]

1921
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY, USA

Léger:  Beer Mug

Still Life with a Beer Mug
1922
Tate Gallery,
London, UK 

Léger: Mother and Child

Mother and Child
1922

Léger:

Acrobats
[ The Parrots]
1933

 

After World War II

 

Léger: Divers II

Divers II
[Les Plongeurs]
1941–42
The Museum of Modern Art
New York. NY, US

Léger:

The Big Black Divers
[Les Grandes Plongeurs Noirs]
1944
George Pompidou Centre
Paris, France

Léger:

The Construction Workers [Les constructeurs]
1951
Pushkin Museum,
Moscow, Russia

 

 

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European Art between World Wars
20th Century European Art
20th Century Overview

2003-10-21