Léger, Fernand |
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BORN 4 Feb 1881, Argentan, Normandie - DIED 17 Aug 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette BIRTH NAME Léger, Jules Fernand Henri GRAVE LOCATION Gif-sur-Yvette, Essonne: Nouveau Cimetičre |
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Influenced by Cézanne, Matisse and Rousseau. He was a member of the Salon des Indépendants and together with Braque and Picasso he was a pioneer of cubism. After the First world War he took inspiration from the industrial world. He influenced consturctivism in the USSR and neoplasticism in the Netherlands. Related persons • employed Bourgeois, Louise • was a friend of Brancusi, Constantin • knew Kupka, Frantisek • was influenced by Matisse, Henri • was teacher of Moll, Margarethe • was teacher of Rée, Anita |
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 'La fleur qui marche'. (1952) Picture by Pat/Androom (Jun 1998) |
Sources • Adler, Josef, Handbuch der Grabstätten, 2. Band, Die Grabstätte der Europäer, Deutsches Kunstverlag, München, 1986 • The Times |
