Wikipedia entry
Introduction
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French: [leʒe]; 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. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.
Wikidata
Q157183
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Introduction
Born 4 February 1881; died 18 August 1955.
Nationality
French
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Manufacturer, Decorative Painter, Cinematographer, Ceramicist, Fresco Painter, Lithographer, Muralist, Tapestry Designer, Genre Artist, Graphic Artist, Illustrator, Mosaicist, Painter, Sculptor
Names
Fernand Léger, Fernand Leger, Fernan Lezeh, Fernan Lezhe, Fernan Lez'eh, Ferunan Reje, レジエフエルナン, Leger, fernand leger
Ulan
500027374
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Works

212 works online

Exhibitions

View all 146 exhibitions

Publications

  • MoMA Highlights: 375 Works from The Museum of Modern Art Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Flexibound, 408 pages
  • MoMA Now: Highlights from The Museum of Modern Art—Ninetieth Anniversary Edition Introduction by Glenn D. Lowry, 2019 Hardcover, 424 pages
  • An Auteurist History of Film Charles Silver, 2016 Paperback, 256 pages
  • Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925: How a Radical Idea Changed Modern Art Leah Dickerman, 2012 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 376 pages
  • Fernand Léger Carolyn Lanchner, 2010 Paperback, 48 pages
  • Fernand Léger Carolyn Lanchner. Essays by Matthew Affron and Jodi Hauptman, 1998 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 304 pages
  • Fernand Léger Carolyn Lanchner. Essays by Matthew Affron and Jodi Hauptman, 1998 Exhibition catalogue, Paperback, 304 pages
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