woman holding a vase fernand leger

woman holding a vase fernand legerIn Woman Holding a Vase, Fernand Lger depicts a monumental figure, shown full face and with a sense of great stability, occupying almost the entire surface of the canvas. The figure is constructed from simple, rounded shapes, with very distinct volumes and thick black outlines. The red vase, held at the centre of the composition, immediately draws the eye and becomes almost as important as the figure itself. The colours are limited but highly

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Shapes are stylized

Piet Mondrian's Composition A is distinguished by its primary colors framed by black lines that are so familiar to us today

appearing more than 60 times throughout his career

and transport the viewer straight back to his garden in Giverny

From this moment on

leaves no room for the viewer

and stand out against a uniform cream background

while a parade crosses the street in the centre of the composition

this work masterfully blends landscape and genre scenes to offer a complex

Relief-disks thus illustrates Delaunay's artistic approach

the hill and the rooftops of the town