The 680 Artworks created around 1950 and containing the word fernand leger, cubism, 1950

After his groundbreaking investigations of complex forms and patterns in the paintings of his Cubist years—paintings such as the 1920 Composition—Léger moved towards a style of greater generalization and simplicity. In the 1920s and 1930s, he experimented with painting large-scale images of the huma...

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Fernand Léger’s use of streamlined forms derived from mechanical imagery dates from World War I, when he served in the French army. His predilection for military hardware and its gleaming surfaces coincided with his feelings of solidarity with the foot soldiers surrounding him in the trenches. The m...

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In Cape Cod Morning Edward Hopper captures the post-war mood of anxiety in this stark, ambiguous painting. John Sloan and Andrew Wyeth are among other realist painters in the collection. Some American modernists found new ways of depicting the spirit of their age. The dynamic rhythms of modern life ...

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The defeat of the French troops at Sedan during the Franco-Prussian War was an especially humiliating sore spot for the ruling class of France. During the fighting, the French ruler Napoleon III surrendered and was captured, leaving the French troops of the losing side of the battle with no leadersh...

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Boucher was a master painter, and his most revered scenes are those of the quaint countryside, depicting idyllic pastoral scenes and classical themes. His depictions in the pastoral genre excluded the harsh realities of live, and brought the beauty of the countryside into the homes of aristocratic s...

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