His forty year career is represented by a diverse, evolving style that reflected the artistic issues of the time as new art movements were being born. Fernand leger, french painter discover france french. In 1938 he worked for three weeks in fernand legers atelier. Leger was born into a peasant family in a small town in normandy. Thorez institute in paris 1966 and the house of cinema in moscow 1968. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. The french artist fernand leger is often misunderstood as a cubist, but his work spans the gamut of styles that inhabited the universe of modern art. Fernand leger composition mecanique 1918 available for. Legers designs were used in the construction of the musee national fernand leger in biot 195660 and for the stained glass windows in the m.
His bold simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded. In his early works, he created a personal form of cubism, which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Son art est base sur le contraste equilibre des couleurs et des formes, quil a developpe a une echelle monumentale. He was the sixth of nine children of jules mourlot and clemence gadras. Search results for art by fernand leger stock photos and images. The french painter fernand leger layzhay, fernahn, b. In addition to his paintings, leger was a prolific artist in many mediums, including stained glass, ceramic sculpture, and set designs. Fernand leger paintings, lithographs, and sculptures.
This is a set design is for the ballet the creation of the world, which premiered in paris in 1923. After his studies he joined his father and older brothers in the family business, the imprimerie j. From zuleika gallery, fernand leger, l atelier mourlot 1984, lithograph, 80. Fernand leger article about fernand leger by the free. Search results for art by fernand leger stock photos. Decouvrez les lots dans les ventes a venir et les ventes recentes pour fernand leger. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art. He is generally considered one of its major masters but his curvilinear and tubular forms he was for a time called a tubist contrasted with the fragmented forms preferred by picasso and braque. Fernand leger, nait le 4 fevrier 1881, a argentan orne. Fernand leger 1881 1955 joseph fernand henri leger french. Between 1940 and 1945 he lived in the united states. Apr 11, 2012 musique par jean mignot du groupe joli falzar. Release dates 0 also known as aka 0 release dates it looks like we dont have any.
Jun 11, 2017 fernand leger famous painter bios wiki videos by. Available for sale from stern pissarro, fernand leger, composition mecanique 1918, pen, ink and pencil on paper, 27. Browse fernand leger catalogue raisonnes online french painter and designer. The first world war, during which he was gassed whilst serving as a stretcherbearer, had a profound. Became a member of the french communist party in 1945. 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. Il a ete lun des premiers a exposer publiquement des travaux d. Bolero gustavo dudamel conducts the wiener philharmoniker at lucerne festival 2010 duration.