Fernand Léger
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Fernand Léger was a French painter and sculptor known for his bold, mechanistic style and pioneering role in the development of Cubism and modern art.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Fernand Henri Léger | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Cubist artist
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human ⓘ modern artist ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Paris art scene
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École de Paris ⓘ |
| birthName |
Fernand Léger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger
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| collaboratedWith |
Amédée Ozenfant
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Le Corbusier ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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figurative art ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pop art
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modern graphic design ⓘ postwar mural art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Georges Braque
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Pablo Picasso ⓘ Paul Cézanne ⓘ |
| movement |
Cubism
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Modernism ⓘ Minimalism ⓘ
surface form:
Purism
Tubism ⓘ |
| name | Fernand Léger self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration with architects
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integration of machine aesthetics into painting ⓘ large-scale murals and public art ⓘ pioneering role in the development of Cubism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ballet Mécanique
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Contrast of Forms ⓘ The Builders ⓘ The Card Players ⓘ The City ⓘ Three Women ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ set designer ⓘ |
| style |
bold mechanistic forms
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strong primary colors ⓘ use of tubular, cylindrical shapes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
architectural forms
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machines and technology ⓘ urban life ⓘ workers and industry ⓘ |
| taught |
Alexandra Exter
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Tarsila do Amaral ⓘ William Klein ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Académie Moderne ⓘ |
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Joseph Fernand Henri Léger