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Leaves and Shell

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Written by: Oscar BianchiSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Modern & Contemporary Art · Catalogue no. 943629
Fernand Léger

Leaves and Shell

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byNational Gallery, Tate
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Artist / MakerFernand Léger
Date1927
Mediumcanvas, oil paint
TypePainting
CollectionNational Gallery, Tate
LocationTate
About the Artist

BiographyFernand Léger (1881–1955) — French painter (1881–1955).Fernand Léger worked as painter, printmaker, theatre designer, sculptor, costume designer and filmmaker and is associated with France. Their documented life spans the years 1881 to 1955, born in Argentan, died in Gif-sur-Yvette. Their work is linked to cubism, modernism.Disciplinespainter, printmaker, theatre designer, sculptor, costume designer, filmmakerBorn1881, ArgentanDied1955, Gif-sur-YvetteNationalityFranceMovementcubism, modernismSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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