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2. www.theartstory.org › artist › leger-fernandFernand Léger Paintings, Bio, Ideas | TheArtStory

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   Léger embraced the Cubist notion of fracturing objects into geometric shapes, but retained an interest in depicting the illusion of three-dimensionality. Léger's unique brand of Cubism was also distinguished by his focus on cylindrical form and his use of robot-like human figures that expressed harmony between humans and machines.

   • Nationality: French
   • Birth Date: February 4, 1881

   • Place Of Birth: Argentan, France
   • Death Date: August 17, 1955

3. www.wikiart.org › en › fernand-legerFernand Leger - 446 artworks - painting - WikiArt.org

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   Regarded as the forerunner of the up and coming Pop Art style, Fernand Leger was a French painter, sculptor and filmmaker, working in his own form of cubism, modified into a figurative style. He originally trained as an architect, and worked as an architectural draftsman in Paris in 1900.

   • Nationality: French
   • Birth Date: February 4, 1881

   • Place Of Birth: Argentan, Orne, France
   • Death Date: August 17, 1955

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   He dabbled in painterly abstraction and with a mechanical aesthetic, exhibited with the Cubists and Purists, and experimented with media as diverse as painting, drawing, works on paper, muralism, set design, book illustration, ceramics, and film.

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   Mar 21, 2024 · Fernand Léger (born February 4, 1881, Argentan, France—died August 17, 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette) was a French painter who was deeply influenced by modern industrial technology and Cubism. He developed “ machine art,” a style characterized by monumental mechanistic forms rendered in bold colours.

6. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionFernand Léger - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   His early mature work was strongly influenced by Cubism and, after serving in World War I, he developed a personal style of abstraction that further manifested the speed and dynamism of contemporary society. Léger's "mechanical period," which lasted from about 1918 to 1923, reflects his infatuation with the machine and with modern technology.

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   Was Fernand Léger a Cubist?

   • Though Fernand Léger built his reputation as a Cubist, his style varied considerably from decade to decade, fluctuating between figuration and abstraction and showing influence from a wide range of sources. Léger worked in a variety of media including paint, ceramic, film, theater and dance sets, glass, print, and book arts.

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   What influenced Fernand Léger?

   • Fernand Léger (born February 4, 1881, Argentan, France—died August 17, 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette) was a French painter who was deeply influenced by modern industrial technology and Cubism. He developed “ machine art,” a style characterized by monumental mechanistic forms rendered in bold colours.

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   Who was Joseph Fernand Henri Léger?

   • Joseph Fernand Henri Léger ( French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ leʒe]; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style.

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   Who is Fernand Léger?

   • Oil on canvas - Musée National Fernand Léger, Biot, France Fernand Léger was born in rural Normandy on February 4, 1881 and raised by his family to take up a valuable trade, like his father who was a cattle dealer.

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   Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ leʒe]; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style.

9. www.metmuseum.org › art › collectionFernand Léger | The Village | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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   With its faceted forms and reduced palette, Cubism offered a revolutionary style to approach the world; Léger, however, distinguished himself from Braque and Picasso with muted compositions of repeated, cylindrical forms that French critic Louis Vauxcelles derisively called "Tubism."