the vase fernand leger

the vase fernand legerWith The Vase, Fernand Lger continued his exploration of everyday objects treated according to a construction inherited from Cubism. The subject of still life became a field for formal experimentation, where volumes were simplified and integrated into a rigorous architecture. The artist did not seek to recreate a realistic space, but rather to organise the surface by juxtaposing coloured planes and sharp lines. The central object is thus absorbed into

because he felt that he could avoid going mad by continuing to paint

add a mystical dimension to the scene

Painted between the two world wars

superimpositions and visual rhythms

The whole creates an atmosphere that is both peaceful and strange

Nude in the Sunlight (also known under the title Study

in a style that is more naive than realistic

she combines humour

green garden and a red brick building

Neutral tones and geometric shapes create a tension between figuration and abstraction

("You know that if I loved you

challenging the traditional norms of artistic realism