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Mechanical Forms, 1923
| Content Provider | Art Institute of Chicago |
|---|---|
| Artist | Fernand Léger |
| Spatial Coverage | France |
| Temporal Coverage | 1923 |
| Description | Mechanical Forms shows a woman from the shoulders up, in near profile and facing right, with one hand covering the lower part of her face. The background is a grid of dark bands, circles, and curved elements. The drawing's title refers to the logic of industrial order that Fernand Léger claimed for his work even when it did not directly depict machines. The highly finished Mechanical Forms is only an intermediate stage in the artist's evolving conception of this figure, which resulted in three paintings over a span of six years. [A work made of graphite and white gouache on cream wove paper, laid down on tan wove card.] |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | The `description` field in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Generic License (CC-By) and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. All other data in this response is licensed under a Creative Commons Zero (CC0) 1.0 designation and the Terms and Conditions of artic.edu. |
| Use Rights URL | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| Subject Keyword | Paper (fiber Product) Drawings (visual Works) Wove Paper Gouache Graphite Prints and Drawings Artworks Drawing and Watercolor |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |
| Object Type | Drawing |
