Two Women
Fernand Léger
1922
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 90.8 x 58.4 cm (35 3/4 x 23 in.) framed: 118.7 x 86.3 x 6.3 cm (46 3/4 x 34 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Richard S. Zeisler
Accession Number
1991.37.1
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Fernand Léger · 1881–1955
**Fernand Léger (1881–1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker whose innovative work bridged Cubism and modern popular art.** Born Joseph Fernand Henri Léger on February 4, 1881, in Argentan, Normandy, he grew up in a family of cattle farmers. He initially trained as an architect’s apprentice in Caen from 1897 to 1899 before moving to Paris in 1900, where he worked as an architectural d...