A painter as well as a filmmaker, illustrator, stage-set designer, ceramicist and printmaker, Fernand 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.
Born in Normandy, the son of a cattle trader, Léger worked as an architectural draftsman in Paris while studying art. By 1908 he was a member of an artistic circle that included Marc Chagall, Robert Delaunay, sculptor Jacques Lipchitz, and the poet Guillaume Appolinaire, and through them he became connected to the Cubists. As opposed to the flat planes and neutral hues seen in the paintings of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, Léger’s Cubist abstractions were devised with vivid colors and forms that had dimensionality. Soon after his army service in World War I — he was gassed at the Battle of Verdun — Léger entered his “mechanical” period. Convinced that technology would improve the human condition, he painted compositions of tubular shapes and cylinders that are reminiscent of machine parts. In other work, Léger sought to capture the bustle and brio of modern life with references to railroad stations, factories, street signs and billboards.
Léger had also emerged from the trenches with a deep concern to make his art engage the sorts of men and women he had met during the war. He sought to bring his work to a wider audience through film, theater sets and book illustrations. In the 1920s, influenced by Purism — a variant on Cubism that promoted a simpler and more direct approach to forms and compositions — Léger produced a series of paintings depicting everyday objects: a soda siphon, an accordion, a guitar and vase. The human figure returned to his work. By 1930, pure abstraction disappeared almost completely from Léger’s art in favor of simple studies of people. Their boldly outlined forms, placed against a bright background, can be regarded as an assemblage of parts — yet in these representations of dancers, acrobats and folks on bicycles, Léger seems to be articulating a kind of kinship and affection. You will see from the works on offer why Fernand Léger is often regarded as the warmest and most humane of the great modern artists.
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The Camper
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Wood engraving, 1976 Edition : 38/50 Publisher : Éditions Théo Schmied (Paris) Printer : Théo Schmied (Paris) Catalog : [Saphire E 18, p. 290-291] 90.00 cm. x 65.50 cm. 35.43 in. x ...
Engraving
$240Sale Price|52% Off
Le Jeu Lithograph by Fernand Léger, Modern 20th Century Art
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...
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...
Lithograph
Colorful lithograph part of a collection of 6 serigraphie. Original and signed .
By Fernand Léger
Located in Belgrade, MT
This print is part of my private collection. They were published in a numbered unsigned edition of 1000, and a signed edition of 200, printed by Serifraphie Fernand Leger, Paris and ...
Lithograph
$7,600
Original French MCM Modernist Signed Abstract Lithograph Fernand Leger 1952
By Fernand Léger
Located in Portland, OR
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) Femme sur fond jaune (Woman Against Yellow Background), 1952 Created in 1952, this original color lithograph is hand signed in ink by Fernand Léger (1881 - 1955) in the lower right margin. Printed by Fernand Mourlot, Paris out of the total edition of 150 unnumbered proofs on Arches wove paper. We at Bloomsbury Fine Art & Antiques can...
Paper
No title
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen Handsigned by the artist in pencil After a gouache. Edition : 113/200 Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris) Catalog : Saphire E10 56.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 14.96 in. (pa...
Silk
The city, The Viaduct - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger The Viaduct, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 25....
Lithograph
$3,097
1956 numbered Lithography by Fernand Léger for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1956 lithograph numbered 307/450 by Fernand Léger for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, taken from a work dating from 1924 and printed by Mourlot, is a remarkable example of art co...
Paper, Lithograph
Maison de la Pensee Francaise by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Fernand Leger Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1954 Dimensions: 26.5 x 19.25 in, 67.3 x 48.9 cm This vibrant lithographic poster, created to promote the opening of an exhibiti...
Lithograph
Musée des Arts Decoratifs by Fernand Leger, 1956
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Fernand Leger Medium: Lithographic Poster, 1956 Dimensions: 30 x 20 in, 76.2 x 50.8 cm
Lithograph
Cubist Wood Logs - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER Cubist Wood Logs, 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...
Lithograph, Stencil
Still Life Color Lithograph, Signed, Framed, Edition of 250, 1951
By Fernand Léger
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life is a color lithograph realized by Fernand Léger (1881-1955) and published by éditions Falaize, Paris, 1951. With the additional values of the blue ink signature and an ...
Lithograph
Sculptures Polychromes, Modern Art Signed Poster by Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
This vibrant 1953 lithograph by Fernand Leger serves as an exhibition poster for his polychrome sculptures at Galerie Louis Carres, showcasing the Modern Art master’s bold geometric ...
Lithograph
Deux nus Dansant, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Deux nus Dansant Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955) Date: circa 1932 Drypoint Etching Image Size: 8.5 x 7.5 inches Size: 14.75 x 11 in. (37.47 x 27.94 cm) From the collection of the l...
Drypoint, Etching
Liberté j’écris ton nom.
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Éluard, Paul. Liberté j’écris ton nom. Paris (Seghers), [1953]. Folding broadside (leporello), with continuous color silkscreen by Fernand Léger, integrated with text, extending th...
Screen
Broom, Modern Woodcut by Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernand Léger, French (1881 -1955) - Broom, Year: 1922, Medium: Woodcut, Image Size: 11.5 x 8.5 inches, Size: 12.5 x 9 in. (31.75 x 22.86 cm), Frame Size: 18 x 15 inches, Descri...
Woodcut
$30,000
Le Toit
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Gouache and watercolor on paper, 1950. Initialed by the artist "FL" and dated "50" lower right. Exhibition History: Blue Moon Gallery/Lerner-Heller Gallery, New York, "An intimate ...
Gouache, Watercolor
Chevreuse
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Silksreen, ca1951 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 194/200 Publisher : Guilde Internationale de la Gravure (Genève et Paris) Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris) Catalog : [...
Silk
Fernand Leger Lithograph, 1952, The Outing (La Partie de Campagne) (Verve)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Fernand Leger Title: The Outing (La Partie de Campagne) (Verve) Medium: Original lithograph Date: 1952 Edition: Unnumbered Sheet Size: 14" x...
Lithograph
Musée Cantini lithographic poster by Fernand Leger, 1966
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
This lithographic poster was printed in 1966 at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris to promote an exhibition of Leger's works at the Musée Cantini in Marseille in the summer of 1966. Leger ...
Lithograph
La femme et la fleur
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil; stamp signed and dated
Lithograph
Sculptures Polychromes, Modern Lithograph Poster by Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernand Léger, French (1881 -1955) - Sculptures Polychromes at Galerie Louis Carres, Year: 1953, Medium: Lithograph Poster, Size: 25.25 x 18.75 in. (64.14 x 47.63 cm), Printer: C...
Lithograph
Composition with dominos
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Stencil, 1947 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 23/30 H.C. + 300 Publisher : Guy Spitzer, Paris Printer : Guy Spitzer, Paris Catalog : [Saphire n°E20 p.290-291] 88.00 cm....
Stencil
Yellow Carpet 9 - After Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Jaune No. 9 / Yellow Carpet 9 - After Fernand Léger Signed Wool Limited edition of 100 copies Modern Masters Tapestries, Inc L224xD113 Price : 17900 euros
Wool
The city, The ballerina - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger The ballerina, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 2...
Lithograph
$6,500Sale Price|23% Off
Composition sur fond jaune
By Fernand Léger
Located in Palo Alto, CA
utting a new spin on one of his favorite subjects, Léger here depicts tree trunks and logs as objects in space rather than related to the ground. The gnarled branches form an abstract still-life composition, twisting and turning in unanticipated directions. The earthy browns, greens, and yellows contrast with the bold black outlines. The logs appear as though arranged on a platter, presented to the viewer for contemplation. An intriguing aspect of this piece is the tiny box...
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph, Stencil
The city, The train station - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger The train station, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (...
Lithograph
The Elegant Lovers - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER The elegant lovers , 1959 Original lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On vellum Auvergne 50,2 x 40 cm (c. 19,7 x 15,7 Inches) Published in 1959, under the control of the wife of the artist, Nadia Léger...
Lithograph, Stencil
Paris, Montparnasse - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger Montparnasse, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 25...
Lithograph
Still life with Blue Pitcher and Fruits - Lithograph and Stencil, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER Still life with Blue Pitcher and Fruits, c. 1950 Original lithograph and stencil (Jacomet workshop) Printed signature in the plate On paper 43 x 33 cm (c. 17 x 13 Inc...
Lithograph, Stencil
$1,667
Original 1955 exhibition poster by Fernand Léger - Festival Lyon Charbonnieres
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking original 1955 exhibition poster was created by Fernand Léger himself to promote a major retrospective of his work at the Musée de Lyon. The show, which ran from June 28...
Paper, Lithograph
Tete de Femme Etching, Cubist Style, Signed Artist Proof, 1949
By Fernand Léger
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and drypoint realied by Léger in 1952. Artist proof our of and edition of 100. Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Etching
Still life with Journal and Flowers - Lithograph and Stencil, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand LÉGER Still life with Journal and Flowers, 1959 Original lithograph and stencil Printed signature in the plate On vellum Auvergne 50,2 x 40 cm (c. 19,7 x 15,7 Inches) Publ...
Lithograph, Stencil
1956 original poster by Fernand Léger for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
Fernand Léger's original 1956 poster for the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, taken from a 1924 work and printed by Mourlot, is a remarkable example of art combining past and present. Fern...
Paper, Lithograph
The city, The umbrellas - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger The umbrellas, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 2...
Lithograph
Paris : Dantzig's street - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger Dantzig's street, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c...
Lithograph
$680Sale Price|20% Off
1956 Fernand Leger Mourlot Exhibition Poster
By Fernand Léger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
76 x 52 cm. Printed by Fernand Mourlot on rag paper watermarked "Mourlot." A condition. Not in Saphire. .Fernand Mourlot was born in Paris in 1895. He grew up in the family print shop but it wasn't until he took over in the early 1920s that he would change the fabric of printing forever. His influence fostered a resurgence of lithography, revealing it as a new avenue for expression and a new realm of possibilities for likes of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, and Alberto Giacometti to enrich their own work as well as fine art in general. Fernand cultivated the lithograph as a painter's medium and the family studio on Rue Chabrol became a hub where he could invite artists to work directly on the stone, as if creating a poster. In 1937, the studio produced two posters (based on paintings by Matisse...
Paper, Lithograph
The city, Woman powdering herself - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger Woman powdering herself, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50....
Lithograph
The city, The lovers - Original lithograph, HANDSIGNED, 1959
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, IDF
Fernand Léger The lovers, 1959 Original lithograph (Atelier Mourlot) Signed with the artist's stamp Limited to 180 copies (Here numbered 160) On Arches vellum 66 x 50.5 cm (c. 25.9...
Lithograph
1955 original exhibition poster by Fernand Léger - in Leverkusen, Germany
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
This 1955 original exhibition poster was created for Fernand Léger’s retrospective at Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen, Germany. Featuring Léger’s signature bold lines, geometric abst...
Paper, Lithograph
1953 original lithography by Fernand Léger at the Galerie Louis Carré
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
In June 1953, the Galerie Louis Carré in Paris hosted a significant exhibition featuring the works of Fernand Léger, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Among th...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,667
1959 original poster by Fernand Léger at the Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
In May 1959, the Galerie Louise Leiris in Paris hosted an extraordinary exhibition showcasing Fernand Léger's La Ville: 29 Lithographies Originales (The City: 29 Original Lithographs...
Paper, Lithograph
Album de 10 sérigraphies
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1951 Edition : 57/200 Publisher : Guilde internationale de la Gravure (Genève) Printer : Jean Bruller (Paris) Catalog : Sapphire E7 56.00 cm. x 38.00 cm. 22.05 in. x 14....
Lithograph
$1,548
1953 poster for Sculptures Polychromes by Fernand Léger at Galerie Louis Carré
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
The 1953 exhibition poster for Sculptures Polychromes by Fernand Léger at Galerie Louis Carré stands as a testament to the artist’s vibrant foray into three-dimensional art. Renowned...
Paper, Lithograph
1971 Original poster promoting an exhibition of Fernand Léger
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
A beautiful poster promoting an exhibition with artworks by the French painter, sculptor and filmmaker, Fernand Léger (1881-1955). Léger was highly influenced by the movements in ar...
Paper, Lithograph
Exhibtion Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Modern Poster by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fernand Leger, French (1881 - 1955) - Exhibtion Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Year: 1967, Medium: Poster, Size: 32 x 23.25 in. (81.28 x 59.06 cm), Publisher: Musee national ...
Offset
Nature morte
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1951 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Edition : 300 Publisher : Editions Falaize (Paris) Printer : Mourlot (Paris) Catalog : Saphire 109 32.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. 12.6 in....
Lithograph
Profil de Femme, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Profil de Femme Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955) Date: circa 1931 (pulled 1961) Drypoint Etching on Richard de Bas Edition of 102 Image Size: 10 x 8 inches Size: 15.75 x 12 in. (40....
Drypoint, Etching
From the Series "La Ville"
By Fernand Léger
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1959 and is a part of the "La Ville" portfolio. It is annotated "Epreuve de l'atelier Mourlot /...
Lithograph
La Partie de Campagne, Original Lithograph, Modern, 1952, Excellent
By Fernand Léger
Located in OPOLE, PL
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) - La Partie de Campagne Lithograph from 1952. Dimensions of work: 52 x 35 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. On the verso another Lithographs in black. The ...
Lithograph
L'Eau, Original Lithograph, 1937, Plate Signed, Excellent
By Fernand Léger
Located in OPOLE, PL
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) - L'Eau Lithograph from 1937. Dimensions of work: 35 x 26 cm Publisher: Tériade, Paris. The work is in Excellent condition. Fast and secure shipment.
Lithograph
Tete De Femme, Modern Drypoint Etching by Fernand Leger
By Fernand Léger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Tete De Femme Fernand Leger, French (1881–1955)\ Date: 1952 Drypoint Etching, stamp signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 100 Image Size: 7.75 x 4.75 inches Size: 12.5 x 9.25 in. ...
Drypoint, Etching
"House with balcony", Fernand Léger (1881-1955)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Paris, FR
Fernand Léger (1881–1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker, and a major figure in modern art. Born in Normandy, he began his career influenced by Impressionism before tu...
Paper, India Ink, Watercolor
1959 Original poster by Fernand Léger - Maison de la pensée française
By Fernand Léger
Located in PARIS, FR
Fernand Léger, a towering figure in 20th-century art, left an indelible mark through his diverse and dynamic body of work. Born on February 4, 1881, in Argentan, France, Léger's arti...
Paper, Lithograph
$7,000
Composition avec formes jaune et rouge (Composition with yellow and red shapes)
By Fernand Léger
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Utilizing a bold color palette of red, black, yellow, and blue-grey, Leger creates an abstract work in which shapes and forms appear to drift in space. The large, red central image h...
Screen
$2,956Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Lithograph
$2,956Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Lithograph
$2,956Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Lithograph
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
By Fernand Léger
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Fernand Leger (1881–1955), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album Cirque, Lithographies Originales (Circus, Original Lithographs), originates from ...
Lithograph