Woman with a Cat

Fernand Léger French

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Woman with a Cat belongs to a group of monumental female figures that Léger painted throughout the 1920s. Motionless and frontal, this colossal nude might be made of stone or metal, evoking at once a classical sculpture and a futuristic robot. While Léger’s subject is rooted in European, particularly French, artistic traditions, his streamlined style reflects contemporary design aesthetics that the painter’s friend, the architect Le Corbusier, advocated and popularized.

#1890. Woman with a Cat

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Woman with a Cat, Fernand Léger (French, Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette), Oil on canvas

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