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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Joseph Fernand Henri Léger 1

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instanceOf Cubist artist
human
modern artist
painter
sculptor
associatedWith Paris art scene
École de Paris
birthName Fernand Léger self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joseph Fernand Henri Léger
collaboratedWith Amédée Ozenfant
Le Corbusier
countryOfCitizenship France
genre abstract art
figurative art
influenced Pop art
modern graphic design
postwar mural art
influencedBy Georges Braque
Pablo Picasso
Paul Cézanne
movement Cubism
Modernism
Minimalism
surface form: Purism

Tubism
name Fernand Léger self-link
notableFor collaboration with architects
integration of machine aesthetics into painting
large-scale murals and public art
pioneering role in the development of Cubism
notableWork Ballet Mécanique
Contrast of Forms
The Builders
The Card Players
The City
Three Women
occupation film director
painter
sculptor
set designer
style bold mechanistic forms
strong primary colors
use of tubular, cylindrical shapes
subjectMatter architectural forms
machines and technology
urban life
workers and industry
taught Alexandra Exter
Tarsila do Amaral
William Klein
taughtAt Académie Moderne

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Fernand Léger birthName Fernand Léger self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joseph Fernand Henri Léger
Charlotte Perriand collaboratedWith Fernand Léger
Josep Lluís Sert collaboratedWith Fernand Léger
Cubism hasMajorFigure Fernand Léger
Georges Braque influenced Fernand Léger
Pablo Picasso influenced Fernand Léger
Fernand Léger name Fernand Léger self-link
Kunstmuseum Basel notableWorkBy Fernand Léger
Académie Julian student Fernand Léger