the transport of forces fernand leger

the transport of forces fernand legerIn The Transport of Forces, Fernand Lger presents a monumental vision of industrial modernity. On the left, a steel structure rises like a mechanical cathedral, composed of beams, circles and openwork structures. On the right, a rainbow appears above a dark mass crossed by smoke, while a bridge connects the two poles of the composition. The clean flat areas, stark contrasts and opposition between rigid verticals and fluid curves structure the whole.

Nicknamed by Auguste Renoir himself the "River of the Impressionists

their wheels forming dominant circles

rectangles

on which angular and curved shapes interlock

yellow and blue are used sparingly

like a primitive cry against the collapse of the world

Van Gogh is shown wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat

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giving the scene a mystical

discs and geometric surfaces

In the 1930s

where he captures the bustle of the docks