F. Léger"Léger is one of the giants of twentieth century art, yet his work has never received the full attention that it deserves. This book, with 350 illustrations, over 150 in color, by renowned critic and art historian Gilles Néret, sets out to remedy this unfortunate oversight. Léger created daring experiments with color. The formal construction of his paintings extended the cubist program which still have the power to surprise and stimulate the viewer. The uncompromising manner in which Léger set out to make art the property of the common man, by embracing all levels of culture as fitting material for the artist, has served as a model for the generations of artists that succeeded him."--book jacket. |
Contents
The Fourth Great | 7 |
Farewell to Impressionism | 35 |
From Cubism to Tubism | 41 |
Copyright | |
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