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Fernand Léger

Joseph Fernand Henri Léger
1881–1955 · French · Cubism
The machinist
Fernand Léger

Léger fell in love with the machine age and painted people who look like they were assembled from pistons, tubes, and gleaming cylinders. His bold, factory-bright version of Cubism feels less like a still life and more like a power plant.

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