All fernand leger paintings ship within 48 hours and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Though fernand leger 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. Fernand leger feb 15may 12, 1998 making choices mar 16sep 26, 2000 making choices mar 16sep 26, 2000 6 other works identified. Leger worked in a variety of media including paint, ceramic, film, theater and dance sets, glass, print, and book arts. Woman and still life 1921 painting by fernand leger. Museum quality fine art print, perfect for framing. Modigliani picasso and braque cubist art beauty in art european paintings mona lisa kids poster magritte art moderne. Fernand leger biography infos for sellers and buyers. Fernand leger paintings, lithographs, and sculptures. Get the best deals on fernand leger when you shop the largest online.
He was initially interested in architecture, but after his military service 190203 he enrolled in the school of decorative arts. The woman in blue fernand leger, 1912 good example of abstraction of real objects to be just an attractive abstract art example. Argentan 1881 gifsuryvette 1955 fernand leger was born at argentan, france, on 4 february 1881. Fernand leger, born february 4, 1881, argentan, francedied august 17, 1955, gifsuryvette, french painter who was deeply influenced by modern industrial technology and cubism. By the early 1920s, following the success of works like nudes in the forest 190910, contrast of forms 19, soldiers playing at cards 1917 and the mechanic 1920, leger was established with picasso 18811973, braque 18821963 and others as one of the. Working in paris during the height of cubism, fernand legers iconic style, with its emphasis on primary colors and rounded, massive forms, has become informally regarded as tubism. February 4, 1881 august 17, 1955 was a french painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. Get the best deals on fernand leger when you shop the largest online selection at.
Fernand leger, born february 4, 1881, argentan, francedied august 17, 1955, gifsuryvette french painter who was deeply influenced by modern industrial technology and cubism. Fernand legers 1921 painting three women, also is also included in the book, is a far more ordered take on the human form. Produced in 1923, woman with a book is a striking work of art by the celebrated french artist fernand leger, and a bold example of the populist cubism artistic. Woman reading a book fernand leger born february 1881 in argentan. Man and woman is an oil on canvas painting by french artist fernand leger from 1921, located in the indianapolis museum of art, which is in indianapolis, indiana, united states. Woman with a book by french artist fernand leger oil on canvas, x. The metallic sheen and tight geometry are stylistic.
In woman with a book, leger has reduced the shape of the woman down to simple forms, which have been placed back together like a machine. Vintage fernand leger art book by katharine kuh modern mid century. Fernand leger premium thickwrap canvas wall art print entitled woman with a book, none green foliage henri rousseau henri matisse francis picabia frank stella georges braque philadelphia museum of art european paintings arte pop french art. He collaborated with famous architects, such as harvey w. Fernand legers paintings were static, with the precise and polished facture of machinery, and he had a fondness for including representations of mechanical parts. Famous artists studios painter fernand leger in studio with model anne gunning. Fernand leger the elegant lovers, 1959 original lithograph and stencil on vellum auvergne 50,2 x 40 cm c. Understanding art for analysis of pictures by modern artists like fernand leger, see. The creation of the world costume of woman fernand leger. The powerful large nude woman, painted in grisaille, is composed of spheres, cones, and tubes. Produced in 1923, woman with a book is a striking work of art by the celebrated french artist fernand leger, and a bold example of the populist cubism artistic movement that he made so influential. Fernand leger art for sale value guide heritage auctions.
Like leger, audley draws from different perspectives, is impregnated and adapts to circumstances, and always with. Maternite by fernand leger, glazed painted ceramic, no date mother and child, fernand leger see more. Wikipedia entry introduction joseph fernand henri leger french. He studied in paris at the academy julian and began his career painting as an impressionist, but changed his style after seeing work by cezanne. Woman with a book by fernand leger art print, 21 x. Born in normandy, his father was a rancher who raised cattle. Why settle for a print, poster, giclee or canvas transfer, when you can grace your walls with a beautiful 100% handpainted oil on canvas painting at 75% off retail prices. Woman with a book by fernand leger art print, 21 x 30 inches.
The metallic sheen and tight geometry are stylistic treatments that recur in many of legers paintings of this period. By 1903, after a brief stint in the versailles military. Fernand leger february 4, 1881 1955, french artist. After world war i he recast established subjects and themesthe stilllife, the figure, and interior scenesin simplified. During the late 1920s and 1930s he also painted single objects isolated in space and sometimes blown up to gigantic size, in the interwar years he expanded his range beyond easel. All fernand leger artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism known as tubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Corbett, buckminster fuller, john storrs, paul nelson, wallace k. He originally trained as an architect, and worked as an architectural draftsman in paris in 1900. The painting is among the artwork that signified the painters return to the classical style on the 1920s after spending the 1910s on abstract art. The paperback version of fernand leger from the museum of modern is not a softback version of the hardback book listed above it.
Henri rousseau moving to paris paul cezanne cubism primitive abstract painting abstract sculpture board. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as. Reproductions or prints are not available for this artwork. Woman with a book, 1923 oil on canvas, 45 34 x 32 18 116 x 81. Get the best deals on fernand leger art paintings when you shop the largest online selection at. Woman with a book, 1923 by fernand leger 18811955, france wahooart. There, he participated in numerous lectures underlining the connection between painting and architecture. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. Leger was born into a peasant family in a small town in normandy. Fernand leger 1881 1955 deux femmes ou les deux soeurs 1935 encre sur papier signe des initiales et date en bas a droite f.
See each listing for international shipping options and costs. Woman with a book was created in 1923 by fernand leger in cubism style. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art. The softback pamphlet has a total of 48 pages with a minimum number of disappointing color reproductions. To contemporary authors, woman with a mandolin was a perfect example of how cubist paintings enabled a merger of the figure and background in a dense mesh of vertical and horizontal lines. The eye catching piece features a woman clutching a bunch of flowers and holding an open book to her chest whilst staring blankly and directly at. Woman with a book, 1923 by fernand leger 18811955, france. Three women is an oil on canvas painting by fernand leger, which the french artist did between 1921 to 1922. Shop for fernand leger art from the worlds greatest living artists. 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. Leger, fernand enjoy the colorful cubist paintings of fernand leger. Fernand leger oil painting reproductions reproduction gallery. Leger began his career as a an artist by serving an apprenticeship in architecture in caen and working as a architectural draughtsman. She leans against billowing pillows one offwhite, the other a blackandyellow diamond pattern.
Fernand leger born 1881 was a french painter who also dabbled in sculpting as well as film making. It is a cubist portrait of a man and a woman locked in a passionate embrace at odds with their depersonalized, industrialized setting. Choose your favorite fernand leger paintings from millions of available designs. Fernand leger paintings for sale fernand leger art value. Even at their most abstract, legers subjects are easier to recognize than the rigorous cubist dissections of pablo picasso and georges braque, and the. Fernand leger prints and multiples 21 for sale at 1stdibs. Fernand leger the women and children fernand leger 18811955, les illuminations. Fernand leger oil painting reproductions reproduction. Decorate your home or office with a museum quality oil painting reproduction on canvas. May 02, 2016 leger s works were also featured in an exhibition at the museum of art which began in october 20 and ran until january 2014. A yellow blanket protects her lap, upon which rests an open book and a cat. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.
Fernand leger woman with a book, 1923 france, naive art, cent. The smooth surfaces of this volumetric woman, bunch of flowers, and book evoke mechanical parts assembled together. The estate of fernand leger and their presence hold all necessary s and licences for all of his paintings and other works. Ledgers experiences during world war i had a huge effect on his work. Fernand leger woman with a book giclee canvas print paintings poster. Leger believed that the mechanical age had the capability of curing the chaos that occurred during world war i, and reduced the figures in his paintings to mechanical shapes for this very purpose. Woman with a book was created in 1923 by fernand leger in cubism. From fondation louis vuitton, fernand leger, three women le grand dejeuner 1921, oil on canvas, 183. He developed machine art, a style characterized by monumental. A woman with child created by fernand leger in paris fernand leger was a french painter, sculptor and filmmaker. Drawing on paper in the manner of fernand leger woman with a book circa 1931, private collection, unframed dimensions approximately 12x9. Fernand leger georges braque, art francais, artist art, pinturas art deco, modern. By 25, his painting was highly influenced by impressionism. Georges braque woman with a mandolin, 1910 image via.
Fernand leger painting cubist abstract modernism woman poles. Fernand leger visited the united states several times from 1931 to 1939. Fernand legers body of art a return to order art agenda. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. I had broken down the human body, so i set about putting it together again, leger said. Man and woman is an oil on canvas painting by french artist fernand leger from 1921, located in the indianapolis museum of art, which is in indianapolis. Emerging from world war i obsessed with mechanical. Art fabric hd printed oil painting fernand leger woman with a book wall decor. Choose your favorite fernand leger designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more. Fernand leger three women le grand dejeuner 1921 artsy. He developed machine art, a style characterized by monumental mechanistic forms rendered in bold colours.