Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot

Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot

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Fernand Léger evoked the institution of the museum on several occasions in his writings. On the first, he speaks as an artist, referring to the letters of Cézanne, and echoing his ambition of making "something lasting like the art in the museums."
On the second, he is the head of an atelier encouraging ...
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Characteristics

Dimensions :
17 x 24 cm
Artist :
Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
Original work kept at :
Biot - Musée Fernand Léger
Art movement :
Modern & Contemporary Art
French
EAN :
9782711872046
Size of the book :
Paperback without flap
Reference :
GG107204
English
EAN :
9782711872053
Size of the book :
Paperback without flap
Reference :
GG107205

 

Diffusor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION

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The artist

Fernand Léger (1881-1955)

Fernand Léger, born February 4, 1881, in Argentan (Orne) and died August 17, 1955 in Gif-sur-Yvette (Essonne), was a French painter, also creator of tapestry and stained glass cartoons, decorator, ceramist, sculptor, draughtsman and illustrator. He was one of the first to publicly exhibit Cubist-oriented work, although his style has sometimes been described as "Tubist".