فرنان لژه

Also known as Fernand Leger, Fernan Lezeh, Fernan Lez'eh, Fernan Lezhe, Ferunan Reje, F. Leger, Leger, fernand leger

مجسمه‌ساز، نقاش، و کارگردان فرانسوی

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Joseph Henri Fernand Léger was a French painter, film director, sculptor, and scenographer. Born in Argentan, Orne, Lower Normandy, he was educated at the Académie Julian and the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. His artistic output spanned painting, sculpture, and cinematography, with genres including portrait, figure painting, landscape painting, and religious painting. He was influenced by Henri Rousseau and associated with the cubism and modernism movements.

Léger participated in World War I and was sponsored by Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler. He was a member of the American Abstract Artists and the Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten. His works have been included in collections at the Belvedere, Städel Museum, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, and Minneapolis Institute of Art. He also participated in documenta and Documenta III. Léger died in Gif-sur-Yvette in 1955.

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Argentan, Orne, Lower Normandy, France

Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

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Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 19302010
Arrivée de Fernand Léger devant la gare du palais (Québec) — Self1945
Ballet Mécanique1924

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Born: ( 1881-02-04 ) February 4, 1881, Argentan , Orne, France
Died: August 17, 1955 (1955-08-17) (aged 74), Gif-sur-Yvette , France
Known for: Painting, printmaking , and filmmaking
Movement: Cubism , Modernism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Henri
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Argentan
Place of death: Gif-sur-Yvette
Spouse: Nadia Léger
Occupation: director
Educated at: École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Field of work: cinematography
Genre: still life
Movement: modernism
Conflict: World War I
Image: Fernand Léger.jpg
Work location: New York City

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Commons category: Fernand Léger
date of death: 1955-08-17
student: Tarsila do Amaral
name in native language: Fernand Léger
influenced by: Henri Rousseau
sponsor: Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler
member of: Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten
archives at: Bibliothèque Kandinsky
place of burial: Gif-sur-Yvette
ethnic group: French
date of birth: 1881-02-04
pseudonym: Lezhe, Fernan
P12674: STS-61
Commons Creator page: Fernand Léger