Fernand Léger
Artwork Detail
Fernand Léger was a painter, draughtsman, illustrator, printmaker, stage designer, film maker and ceramicist. He was one of the most prominent artists working in Paris in the first half of the 20th century, and a pivotal member of the group of avant-garde artists and writers living in Montparnasse. Léger was passionate about machines and machine-parts such as cogs and pistons. He felt they symbolised the strength and power of the modern age. The Auckland Art Gallery has one work on paper by Léger, printed by Jacques Villon, his brother-in-law.
- Title
- Les Pistons (The Pistons)
- Artist/creator
- Fernand Léger
- Production date
- 1918
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 920 x 730 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Julian and Josie Robertson through the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation, 2023
- Accession no
- 2023/6/4
- Other ID
- X2009/12/4 Former Exhibition Number
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- On display
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