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- NAME: Fernand Léger
- OCCUPATION: Painter
- BIRTH DATE: February 04, 1881
- DEATH DATE: August 17, 1955
- EDUCATION: Paris School of Decorative Arts
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Argentan, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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French painter Fernand Léger was deeply influenced by modern industrial technology and Cubism. He developed “machine art,” characterized by mechanistic forms.
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Fernand Léger was born February 4, 1881, Argentan, France. By 1913 Léger was painting a series of abstract studies he called Contrast of Forms. In 1917, after he was released from serving in World War I, he completed The Card Party year, which was based on sketches of his fellow soldiers. The Card Party marked the beginning of Léger's transition into what has been called his mechanical period.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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