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Fernand Léger

1881 - 1955

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Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ leʒe]; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism (known as "tubism") which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fernand Léger has received more than 719,041 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernand Léger is the 138th most popular painter (down from 127th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from France (down from 358th in 2019) and the 37th most popular French Painter.

Fernand Léger is most famous for his paintings and sculptures which depict a world of machines, factories, and the people who use them.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Fernand Léger ranks 138 out of 1,421. Before him are Franz Marc, Francis Bacon, Robert Delaunay, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Man Ray, and Andrea del Sarto. After him are Pontormo, Jean Fouquet, Théodore Rousseau, André Derain, Alexandre Cabanel, and Robert Campin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Fernand Léger ranks 18. Before him are Ludwig von Mises, Alexander Kerensky, Roger Martin du Gard, Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Clinton Davisson, and Walther von Brauchitsch. After him are Alexei Rykov, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Guccio Gucci, Ettore Bugatti, Georg von Küchler, and Alcide De Gasperi. Among people deceased in 1955, Fernand Léger ranks 10. Before him are James Dean, Dale Carnegie, José Ortega y Gasset, Sadako Sasaki, António Egas Moniz, and Charlie Parker. After him are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Alberto Ascari, Rodolfo Graziani, Helmuth Weidling, Arthur Honegger, and Maurice Utrillo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fernand Léger ranks 426 out of 6,011. Before him are Abraham de Moivre (1667), Jean Monnet (1888), Paul Langevin (1872), Genevieve (423), Marin Mersenne (1588), and William II of England (1056). After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Patrice de MacMahon (1808), Arthur de Gobineau (1816), Éric Rohmer (1920), Théophile Gautier (1811), and Auguste Escoffier (1847).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Fernand Léger ranks 37. Before him are Georges de La Tour (1593), Gustave Moreau (1826), Charles Le Brun (1619), Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), Odilon Redon (1840), and Robert Delaunay (1885). After him are Jean Fouquet (1420), Théodore Rousseau (1812), André Derain (1880), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), Robert Campin (1375), and Jean Dubuffet (1901).

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