Artist: Fernand Leger (1881 - 1955)
Nationality: French
Movement: Cubism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Originally an architecture student, Fernand Léger converted to the study of painting while attending the Academie Julien in Paris in 1903. Although he was influenced by Picasso and Braque’s Cubist theories, he developed his own ideas that he deemed “the aesthetic of the machine.” After World War I, Léger turned to theatre, designing costumes and sets for the Swedish Ballet. It was around this time when he also worked on Le Ballet Mechanique, an abstract film collaboration with artist, Man Ray. Léger moved to the United States during World War II, where he taught at Yale and painted murals for the UN building in New York City. He returned to France at the end of his life to create

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, Portrait of Nadia, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, Abstraction with woman, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, Portfolio cover for eight lithographs, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, J"Ai Seul la Clef de Cette Parade, 19th - 20th century
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Table and Fruit Date: 1909 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.33
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Léger Title: Le Petit Déjeuner Date: 1919 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.27-3/16
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, 11th illustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l"ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919), 1919
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, 12th illustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l"ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919), 1919
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Léger and Tériade Title: Cirque: Lithographies originales Date: 1950 Medium: book with lithographs
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco -
Fernand LÈger, Back cover and 22nd iillustration in the book La fin du monde, filmÈe par l"ange N.D. by Blaise Cendrars (Paris: Editions de la SirËne, 1919), 1919
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: Fernand Leger Title: Composition with Two Men with Pipes Date: 1920 Medium: India ink
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Fernand Leger - Propellers 1918 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Three Women 1921 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Aviator 1920 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Fernand Leger - The City 1919 oil on canvas Philadelphia Museum of Art French
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Fernand Leger - Untitled 1920 oil on canvas Kimbell Art Museum French
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Fernand Leger - Two Women 1922 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Mirror 1925 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Baluster 1925 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - The Divers 1941-42 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Footed Goblet 1924 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester French
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Fernand Leger - Lovers in the Street 1945 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center French
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Fernand Leger - Study for Three Portraits 1910-1911 oil on canvas Milwaukee Art Museum French
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Fernand Leger - Woman with a Cactus 1952 gouache Arkansas Arts Center French
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Fernand Leger - Study for the Divers c. 1941 pencil Arkansas Arts Center French
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Fernand Leger - Table and Fruit 1909 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Fernand Leger - Le Petit Dejeuner c. 1921 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Fernand Leger - Contrast of Forms 1913 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Le Blesse (The Wounded) 1917 oil on canvas Portland Museum of Art French
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Fernand Leger - Girl with Plant 1954 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art French
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Fernand Leger - Umbrella and Bowler 1926 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
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Fernand Leger - Mural Painting 1924 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Woman with a Cat, 1921 Fernand Léger (French, 1881-1955)Oil on canvas; H. 51-3/8, W. 35-1/4
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Fernand Leger - Exit the Ballets Russes 1914 oil on canvas The Museum of Modern Art French

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