Machine No. 2

1921

French, 1881-1955

Fernand 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.

Gouache on paper

13 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (35.24 x 26.04 cm)

Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection

57.84

Not currently on view

Resources

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.

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