{"id":16808,"date":"2025-11-21T10:46:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/fernand-leger\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:22:29","slug":"fernand-leger","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/en\/artistes\/fernand-leger\/","title":{"rendered":"Fernand L\u00e9ger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;1%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-size: xx-large;\">Fernand L\u00e9ger<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">(1881-1951)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Fernand L\u00e9ger&#8217;s work is both highly personal and imbued with the major trends of modernism that characterized the first half of the 20th century. Color, the decomposition of form, the rhythm of modern life and the city and its mechanistic imagery are omnipresent in his work. 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