PAINTER

Fernand Léger

1881 - 1955

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Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French: [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 759,475 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Fernand Léger is the 134th most popular painter (up from 138th in 2019), the 421st most popular biography from France (up from 426th 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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  • 10.80

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  • 2.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Fernand Léger ranks 134 out of 2,023. Before him are Carl Larsson, Franz Marc, Jean Fouquet, Jan Steen, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. After him are Hans von Aachen, Jean Dubuffet, Odilon Redon, Antonello da Messina, Lavinia Fontana, and Robert Campin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Fernand Léger ranks 19. Before him are Ludwig von Mises, Kliment Voroshilov, Walther von Brauchitsch, Roger Martin du Gard, Clinton Davisson, and Guccio Gucci. After him are Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, Sveinn Björnsson, Alexei Rykov, Alcide De Gasperi, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, and Ettore Bugatti. Among people deceased in 1955, Fernand Léger ranks 9. Before him are Thomas Mann, James Dean, Dale Carnegie, Sadako Sasaki, António Egas Moniz, and José Ortega y Gasset. After him are Alberto Ascari, Rodolfo Graziani, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Arthur Honegger, Maurice Utrillo, and Helmuth Weidling.

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In France

Among people born in France, Fernand Léger ranks 421 out of 6,770. Before him are Lucien Bonaparte (1775), Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699), Alexis Carrel (1873), Pytheas (-380), Nicolas Malebranche (1638), and Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856). After him are Émilie du Châtelet (1706), Marc Bloch (1886), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), Pierre Gassendi (1592), Giambologna (1529), and Eugène François Vidocq (1775).

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Among PAINTERS In France

Among painters born in France, Fernand Léger ranks 37. Before him are Claude Lorrain (1600), Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659), Georges de La Tour (1593), Gustave Moreau (1826), Jean Fouquet (1420), and Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699). After him are Jean Dubuffet (1901), Odilon Redon (1840), Robert Campin (1375), Robert Delaunay (1885), Charles Le Brun (1619), and Suzanne Valadon (1865).

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