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Abstraction

1943

Fernand Léger

Associated Names

Fernand Léger

Artist, French, 1881 - 1955

The image depicts bold, thick lines intersecting and overlapping to create an abstract composition filled with geometric shapes. Shapes include circular patterns and a rectangular form. Bright patches of primary colors - yellow, red, and blue - enhance the forms. Some shapes resemble parts of gears and wheels. The composition blends natural elements with mechanical shapes.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and gouache on buff wove paper
Credit Line

The John U. and Evelyn S. Nef Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 23 x 18.1 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

2011.60.12

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John U. and Evelyn Stefansson Nef, Washington, D.C.; bequest to NGA, 2010.

Associated Names

Nef, Evelyn Stefansson

Inscriptions

lower right in blue ink: F.L. 43

Wikidata ID

Q64561456

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