Collection: Fernand Léger

Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

His style took its cues from Henri Rousseau. Among his canonical works are The Alarm Clock and Composition of three figures. He worked primarily in still life, landscape painting, and portrait. His work is rooted in modernism.

His oeuvre belongs more precisely to the Synthetic Cubism current.