the wedding fernand leger

the wedding fernand legerThe Wedding belongs to the period when Fernand Lger was fully exploring Cubism, fragmenting forms and multiplying points of view. The theme of marriage, traditional in history painting, is treated here without linear narration. The artist is primarily interested in the construction of space and the articulation of figures in a dense composition. The characters are not isolated; they are part of a complex whole in which volumes and planes intersect.

the artist operates a double focus

Edward Hopper's realistic work

Football becomes here a structuring motif rather than a narrative subject

the trees on the banks and the moored boats

is immortalised with a look imbued with serenity and a contemplative presence

demonstrating his ability to capture the beauty of the natural world

between marine intensity and celestial light

It was mainly observed by the painter from a terrace of St

colourful shapes and birds in motion

The atmosphere seems suspended

Two acrobats are depicted in full flight

Several figures can be seen in geometric shapes with thick black outlines