| Born: | February 4, 1881 in Argentan, France |
| Died: | April 17, 1955 in Gif-sur-Yvette, France |
| "Femme Couchée" | |
| "Reclining Woman" | 1922, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 242 |
| Others at AIC: | "Composition in Blue", 1921-1927, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 242 |
| "Still Life", 1928, Oil on Canvas, Gallery 242 | |
| (and more) | |
| Painting: | Combines tradition of reclining female figure with modern bright, geometric patterns to form a post-modern classicism. Delicate, curving flesh is replaced with perfectly contoured tubes, while retaining the figure's grace and proportions. |
| Style/Period: | "Mechanical" period, where figures and objects are characterized by tubular, machine-like forms. |
| Education: | Apprenticed as an architectural draftsman |
| Refused entrance to the École des Beaux-Arts, but attended classes anyway starting in 1903 | |
| Studied at Académie Julian | |
| Influences: | Cubism - Separation of modeling into geometry |
| Modern Technology - Sleek rigid forms and bold colors | |
| Contributions: | "Machine Art" - Geometric shapes make figures appear like machines |
| Diverse works - Set designs, stained glass, murals, and book illustrations | |
| Museum: | Musée national Fernand Léger, Biot, France |
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