Machine No. 2

Date1921

Maker Fernand Léger French, 1881-1955

Label TextFernand Léger was enamored with the rigor of mechanical objects, utilizing them in his compositions as vehicles for the orchestration of volume, line, rhythm and color. Machine forms were also consummately modern, embraced as well by architects and designers from this period as signifiers of a new direction and a break from the past.

Object number57.84

Exhibition HistoryVancouver, British Columbia, Vancouver Art Gallery, The Seattle Art Museum Lends, Mar. 13 - Apr. 11, 1976. No cat. no. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Modern Art Pavilion, Tribute to Zoe Dusanne, Mar. 24 - May 8, 1977.

Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.24 x 26.04 cm)

MediumGouache on paper