1920
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1920 ink by Fernand Léger, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a person sitting on a chair with one leg crossed. The background is full of sharp, angular lines that look like stairs, furniture, and walls all mixed together. The shapes are simple, with bold outlines and flat areas of black and white. The artist used a technique that lets them press ink onto stone to make prints. This style makes everything look geometric and a little mechanical. Check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified…
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