Fernand LEGER
France

(1881 - 1955)
French painter, illustrator, printmaker, designer, film maker and ceramicist. His style was described as TUBISM after his own version of Cubism. Considered as one of the most prominent Parisian artists during the first half of the 20th century, Leger was prolific in many different media.A prominent spokesperson on the role of art in modern society, he also devoted himself to lectures and writings and gained respect throughout Europe and Americas. His own artwork transformed from CUBIST ABSTRACTIONS during the 1910s to REALISM in the 1950s.