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Fernand Léger was famous for his work as an artist. A painter as well as a filmmaker, illustrator, stage-set designer, ceramicist and printmaker, Léger was one of the most prolific artists of the first half of the 20th century. His early mature work as a Cubist was marked by the use of bold colors and contrasts and a visual vocabulary inspired by industrial technology. In his later career, Léger turned to idiomatic, almost naïve depictions of human figures, in a belief that his work should be accessible to ordinary people and relevant to their lives. Explore a diverse assortment of Fernand Léger art on 1stDibs.
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Chair, Hat and Cow - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER
Chair, Hat and Cow, 1959
Original lithograph and stencil
Printed signature in the plate
On vellum Auvergne 38,9 x 50 cm (c. 15,3 x 19,6 Inches)
Published in 1959, under the control of the wife of the artist, Nadia Léger...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
L'Eau, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
By Fernand Léger
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Verve: Revue Art...
Category
1930s Cubist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
original lithograph
By Fernand Léger
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This was first executed for XXe Siecle in 1952; this impression is from the second printing in 1971 (Homage to Leger), also published by XXe Siecle. Shee...
Category
1970s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Composition, Cirque (Saphire, N° 44-106)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin d’Arches paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Cirque, Lithographies Originales. Published by Les Éditions Verve, Paris, under the direction of Tériade, éditeur, Paris; printed by Mourlot Frères, Paris, October 5, 1950. Excerpted from the folio (translated from French), "Cirque" is entirely composed, handwritten text and illustrations, of original lithographs by Fernand Léger. This album was produced by Fernand Léger with the collaboration of Tériade and Marguerite Lang. It was completed printing on the presses de Mourlot Frères, on October 5, 1950, for Les Éditions Verve, Paris. The edition of this album includes two CCLXXX examples numbered from I to CCLXXX and XX hors-commerce examples. Numbered from I to XX. All examples, on vélin d'Arches, are signed by the artist [on the colophon].
Catalogue raisonné reference: Léger, F., & Saphire, L. (1978). Fernand Léger : the complete graphic work. Blue Moon Press, 44-106.
History of the edition: Cirque was originally conceived as a collaboration between Fernand Léger and the novelist Henry Miller. At a time when the two were interested in working together, the publisher Efstratios Tériade Léger approached Leger to make prints for an artist’s book. Tériade hoped to publish a series of such books with the circus as the theme. Léger was a circus enthusiast who often used circus images in his paintings. He often went to the Cirque Médrano in Paris and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus...
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Architectural Composition
By Fernand Léger
Located in Austin, TX
By Fernand Léger
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 28" x 21"
Framed Size: 39.25" x 32"
An glorious example of a Master Cubist, Fernand Léger, featuring bold primaries and stately s...
Category
Early 20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Gouache
Fernand Leger-Le Jeu (The Game)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This reproduction lithograph, titled Le Jeu by Fernand Léger, is a beautifully crafted piece printed on high-quality ARCHES paper. Originally created in 1948, this lithograph capture...
Category
20th Century Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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