Fernand Léger
Le Cirque , 1991
Colour litography
68 x 50 cm
26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
Framed
26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
Framed
Colour lithography by Léger. Acrobats were a favourite subject for Léger and his peers Picasso and Chagall. Léger was fascinated by the circus as a child, and liked to watch...
Colour lithography by Léger. Acrobats were a favourite subject for Léger and his peers Picasso and Chagall. Léger was fascinated by the circus as a child, and liked to watch the troupes pass throught his hometown in rural France. In post-war Paris, the circus became a place where culture was easiy accessibile.