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Femmes au Perroquet

By Fernand Léger
Category: Sculpture

About

Throughout his career Fernand Léger created numerous images of women and parrots in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking and sculpture. In this unpainted bronze version, the artist uses overlapping shapes to create the illusion of depth. Léger studied architecture before turning to painting. Late in his career he produced murals, mosaics and stained glass that explored the relationship of art and architecture. One of the editions of the bronze sculptures, entitled Femmes au Perroquet, is installed on the exterior wall of the Fernand Léger Museum in Biot, France.

Courtesy of The Gateway Foundation.

Dimensions: 134.75″ x 194.5″ x 16″
Year Completed: 1952
Material: Bronze
Owner: Gateway Foundation


About the artist:

Fernand Léger

Artist Bio: 1881-1955

Léger was born in 1881, in Argentan, France. He studied at the École des Arts Decoratifs in 1903 and in 1909, was ranked as one of the three major Cubists. After WWI, he worked as a set designer and sculptor, ending up in the United States where he exhibited and taught. He died in 1955 in France.