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Two Figures in the City

1924
Not on view
The two dapper figures in this drawing are said to depict the dealer Léonce Rosenberg and Léger himself, although it is difficult to confirm, given the generic treatment of the faces. The rounded forms representing tree foliage (or smoke) behind the men and the puffy shrub (or perhaps the coiffure of a woman walking by) in the foreground interrupt the modular scheme of the scene.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Two Figures in the City
  • Artist: Fernand Léger (French, Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
  • Date: 1924
  • Medium: Graphite on tan wove paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (27.3 × 37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection, Gift of Leonard A. Lauder, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.237.21a, b
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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