I have been contemplating this work of art at the Minneapolis institute of arts for several years now. Up close and personal this oil paining looks vibrant and alive while muted and soft. Compositionally this painting is bold and subtle. The subject matter is plainly laid out for the view to understand through the abstraction.
The impact that this has had on my own compositions is telling in my art three studies. The example that Leger leaves behind for abstract painters is one of simple bold daily life. Besides life is more interesting than stories, and this painting tells us no mythology, but only presents its subject.
Fernand Léger
French, 1881-1955
"Table and fruit"
1909, oil on canvas
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...I will post more of my ink studies soon.
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