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ID: 500027374
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500027374
 
Record Type: Person
Léger, Fernand (French painter, 1881-1955)

Note: Born 4 February 1881; died 18 August 1955.

Names:
Léger, Fernand (preferred,V,index,LC,English-P,NA,U)
Léger, Fernand (Dutch-P,NA)
Fernand Léger (V,display)
Leger, Fernand (V)
Lezeh, Fernan (V)
Lezhe, Fernan (V)
Lez'eh, Fernan (U)
Reje, Ferunan (U)
レジエフエルナン (U)
לז'ה, פרנאן (U,Hebrew-P,NA,U)
Fernand Leger (LU,V)
Leger (LU,U)
leger, fernand (LU,U)

Nationalities:
French (preferred)

Roles:
artist (preferred)
painter
sculptor
draftsman
illustrator
printmaker
scenographer
filmmaker
ceramicist
genre artist
cinematographer
decorative painter
fresco painter
manufacturer
graphic artist
lithographer
mosaicist
muralist
tapestry designer

Gender: male

Birth and Death Places:
Born:  Argentan (Normandie, France) (inhabited place)
Died:  Gif-sur-Yvette (Île-de-France, France) (inhabited place)

Related People or Corporate Bodies:
associated with ....  Poughon, Louis  
............................  (French lawyer, 1882-1959) [500345117]
sibling of ....  Rejchl, Václav  
..................  (Czech master builder, 1884-1964) [500356863]
spouse of ....  Léger, Nadia  1952-1955
................  (French painter, 1904-1982) [500042899]
student of ....  Ferrier, Gabriel  
..................  (French painter, 1847-1914) [500018235]
student of ....  Gerome, Jean Leon  
..................  (French painter and sculptor, 1824-1904) [500115563]
student of ....  Sabatini, Raphael  
..................  (American painter, born 1898) [500019388]
teacher of ....  Agostini, Peter  
..................  (American sculptor, born 1913) [500071003]
teacher of ....  Amaral, Tarsila do  
..................  (Brazilian painter, 1886-1973) [500008648]
teacher of ....  Aroch, Arie  
..................  (Israeli painter, 1908-1974) [500078739]
teacher of ....  Bærtling, Olle  
..................  (Swedish painter and sculptor, 1911-1981) [500013181]
teacher of ....  Banco, Alma del  
..................  (German painter, born 1878) [500643356]
teacher of ....  Bauquier, Georges  
..................  (French painter, 1910-1997) [500041263]
teacher of ....  Bechtold, Erwin  
..................  (German painter, born 1925) [500386516]
teacher of ....  Bendixsen, Elna  
..................  (Danish painter, 1887-1959) [500191712]
teacher of ....  Berg, Christian  
..................  (Swedish artist, 1893-1976) [500165121]
teacher of ....  Berk, Nurullah  
..................  (Turkish painter, teacher, and writer, 1904-1982) [500123719]
teacher of ....  Bourgeois, Louise  
..................  (French-American sculptor, 1911-2010) [500057350]
teacher of ....  Brennand, Francisco  
..................  (Brazilian painter and ceramicist, 1927-2019) [500118107]
teacher of ....  Cahn, Marcelle  
..................  (French painter, born 1895) [500020407]
teacher of ....  Carlsund, Otto G.  
..................  (Swedish painter and critic, 1897-1948) [500026369]
teacher of ....  Choucair, Saloua Raouda  
..................  (Lebanese painter and sculptor, 1916-2017) [500404027]
teacher of ....  Clark, Lygia  
..................  (Brazilian painter, sculptor, and performance artist, 1920-1988) [500118001]
teacher of ....  Clausen, Franciska  1924
..................  (Danish painter, 1899-1986) [500021318]
teacher of ....  Cohen, Max Bernd  
..................  (American painter, 1899-1987) [500628670]
teacher of ....  Colescott, Robert  
..................  (American painter, 1925-2009) [500102583]
teacher of ....  Deyrolle, Jean Jacques  
..................  (French painter, graphic artist, and printmaker, 1911-1967) [500011073]
teacher of ....  Englund, Lars  1952
..................  (Swedish sculptor and painter, born 1933) [500104491]
teacher of ....  Eyck, Karin  
..................  (Dutch painter, 1901-1996) [500594945]
teacher of ....  Foujita, Leonard Tsugouharu  
..................  (French painter and printmaker of Japanese birth, 1886-1968) [500027059]
teacher of ....  Francis, Sam  
..................  (American painter, 1923-1994) [500115537]
teacher of ....  Fried, Otto  
..................  (American sculptor and draftsman, born 1922) [500052056]
teacher of ....  Gainsbourg, Serge  
..................  (French painter, 1928-1991) [500636120]
teacher of ....  Grau, Ricardo  
..................  (Peruvian painter, photographer, and teacher, 1907-1970) [500117299]
teacher of ....  Greco, Alberto  
..................  (Argentine painter, sculptor, and performance artist, 1915-1965) [500117943]
teacher of ....  Green, Jasha  
..................  (American painter, sculptor, born 1923) [500018925]
teacher of ....  Grossova, Erzsébet  
..................  (Hungarian painter and graphic designer, 1912-1992) [500546704]
teacher of ....  Hartung, Hans  
..................  (French painter, printmaker, and photographer of German birth, 1904-1989) [500003694]
teacher of ....  Henri, Florence  
..................  (Swiss photographer and painter, 1893-1982) [500000126]
teacher of ....  Hradil, Rudolf  
..................  (Austrian watercolorist, born 1925) [500491618]
teacher of ....  Jorn, Asger  
..................  (Danish painter, printmaker, and ceramicist, 1914-1973) [500007669]
teacher of ....  Klein, William  
..................  (American photographer, 1926-2022) [500022474]
teacher of ....  Kulicke, Robert  
..................  (American painter, framemaker, and goldsmith, 1924-2007) [500094046]
teacher of ....  Kumar, Ram  
..................  (Indian painter and writer, 1924-2018) [500122752]
teacher of ....  Lasard, Lou Albert  
..................  (French painter and sculptor, 1885-1969) [500385910]
teacher of ....  Loeb, Dorothy  
..................  (American painter and muralist, 1887-1971) [500125561]
teacher of ....  Macris, Constantin Georges  
..................  (Greek painter, 1919-1984) [500551033]
teacher of ....  Malfatti, Anita  
..................  (Brazilian painter, 1896-1964) [500118166]
teacher of ....  Maryan, Maryan S. (Burstein, Pinhas)  
..................  (American painter and printmaker, 1927-1977) [500011040]
teacher of ....  Matter, Herbert  1927-1928
..................  (Swiss and American photographer and designer, 1907-1984) [500035065]
teacher of ....  Morris, George Lovett Kingsland  
..................  (American painter and sculptor, 1905-1975) [500016166]
teacher of ....  Moss, Marlow  
..................  (English painter and sculptor, 1890-1958) [500015909]
teacher of ....  Nemours, Aurélie  
..................  (French painter and poet, 1910-2005) [500068338]
teacher of ....  Neumann, Gerhard  
..................  (German painter and illustrator, 1907-2004) [500344380]
teacher of ....  Olitski, Jules  
..................  (American painter and sculptor, 1922-2007) [500009050]
teacher of ....  Olson, Erik  
..................  (Swedish painter, 1901-1986) [500074440]
teacher of ....  Pepper, Beverly  
..................  (American sculptor, 1922-2020, active in Italy) [500087033]
teacher of ....  Reuterswärd, Carl Fredrik  
..................  (Swedish painter and sculptor, 1934-2016) [500029573]
teacher of ....  Reynard, Paul  
..................  (French painter and teacher, 1927-2005, active in the United States) [500124690]
teacher of ....  Sakata, Kazuo  
..................  (Japanese painter, 1889-1956) [500525493]
teacher of ....  Stankiewicz, Richard Peter  
..................  (American sculptor, 1922-1983) [500007819]
teacher of ....  Steinlechner-Bichler, Joana  
..................  (Austrian artist, born 1905) [500497081]
teacher of ....  Tobias, Julius  1940-1950
..................  (American painter and sculptor, 1916-1999) [500048706]
teacher of ....  Tryggvadóttir, Nína  
..................  (Icelandic painter, designer, and illustrator, 1913-1968) [500121977]
teacher of ....  Von Martin, Priska  
..................  (German artist, 1912-1982) [500464126]
teacher of ....  Wemaëre, Pierre  
..................  (French painter and engraver, born 1913) [500060886]
teacher of ....  Wilson, John Woodrow  
..................  (American painter, muralist, and printmaker, born 1922 ) [500122092]
teacher of ....  Włodarski, Marek  
..................  (Polish painter, 1903-1960) [500120416]
worked with ....  Snelson, Kenneth  
....................  (American sculptor and photographer, born 1927) [500007005]

List/Hierarchical Position:
 ....  Persons, Artists
 ........  Léger, Fernand (I)

Biographies:
(French painter, 1881-1955) ..... [VP Preferred]
(artist, 1881-1955) ..... [GRL]
(French sculptor, 1881-1955) ..... [RKD]
(artist) ..... [Belvedere]
(French artist, born 1881) ..... [Belvedere]
(French painter, 1881-1955) ..... [IMJ]
(Unknown artist) ..... [GRISC]
(French artist) ..... [PROV]
(French artist, 1881-1955) ..... [MoMA]
(French artist, 1881-1955) ..... [PROV]
(artist, active 20th century) ..... [GRISC]
(French painter, 1881-1955) ..... [BHA]
(French painter, 1881-1955) ..... [Grove Art]
(French artist, 1881-1955) ..... [AVERY]
(French sculptor, 1881-1955) ..... [CL-Courtauld]
(French painter (artist), 1881-1955) ..... [CL-Courtauld]
(French artist, 1881-1955) ..... [WL-Courtauld]
(French artist, 1881-1955) ..... [WCP]
(French, 1881-1955) ..... [GRLPA]
(French painter, 1881-1955) ..... [PROV]
(French painter; born Argentan (France), 1881; died Gif-sur-Yvette (France), 1955) ..... [CCA]

Additional Names:

Sources and Contributors:
レジエフエルナン ........ [GRL]
..................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 79045173
לז'ה, פרנאן ........ [IMJ]
......................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
Fernand Léger ........ [CCA, GRISC, MoMA, PROV, VP]
............................  Artists, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York (2000-)
............................  Canadian Centre for Architecture database
............................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
............................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
Fernand Leger ........ [PROV]
............................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Leger ........ [PROV]
.............  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Léger, Fernand ........ [AVERY Preferred, BHA Preferred, CCA Preferred, GRISC Preferred, GRL Preferred, Grove Art Preferred, IMJ Preferred, MoMA Preferred, PROV Preferred, RKD Preferred]
..............................  Artists, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) New York (2000-)
..............................  Avery Authority files (1963-)
..............................  Grove Art artist database (1989-)
..............................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
..............................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
..............................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 79045173
..............................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
..............................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
..............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
..............................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 49072
Leger, Fernand ........ [Belvedere Preferred, CL-Courtauld Preferred, GRLPA Preferred, WCP Preferred, WL-Courtauld Preferred]
..............................  Archiv des Belvedere database: Künstlerdokumentation (n.d.) 2511
..............................  Database for the Witt Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 (1978-)
..............................  Witt Library, Authority files
leger, fernand ........ [PROV]
............................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
Lezeh, Fernan ........ [CCA]
............................  Canadian Centre for Architecture database
Lez'eh, Fernan ........ [GRL]
..............................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 79045173
Lezhe, Fernan ........ [CCA, GRL]
............................  Canadian Centre for Architecture database
............................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 79045173
Reje, Ferunan ........ [GRL]
............................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) n 79045173

Subject: ........ [AVERY, Belvedere, BHA, CCA, CL-Courtauld, Gallery Systems, GRISC, GRL, GRLPA, Grove Art, IMJ, MoMA, PROV, RKD, VP, WCP, WL-Courtauld]
....................  Archiv des Belvedere database: Künstlerdokumentation (n.d.) 2511
....................  Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
....................  Canadian Centre for Architecture database
....................  Database for the Witt Checklist of Painters c. 1200-1976 (1978-)
....................  Gallery Systems (2000-) LOC ID: n79045173
....................  Getty Provenance Index Databases [online] (1999)
....................  Grove Art artist database (1989-)
....................  Harald Szeemann papers, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2011-)
....................  Israel Museum Jerusalem database
....................  LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
....................  Library of Congress Authorities data (n.d.) LOC ID: n79045173
....................  Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
....................  M. Knoedler & Co. records, Finding Aid, GRI Special Collections (2012-)
....................  Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (1982)
....................  Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
....................  RILA/BHA (1975-2000)
....................  RKD Artists database (2000-) 49072
....................  Thieme-Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Künstler (1980-1986)
....................  Vollmer, Künstler-Lexikon 20. Jahrhunderts (1953-62)
....................  Wikidata online (2000-) Q157183
....................  Witt Library, Authority files
 
Note:
English .......... [AVERY, CCA, CL-Courtauld, PROV, VP, WL-Courtauld]
.......... Avery Authority files (1963-)
.......... Bénézit, Dictionnaire des Peintres (1976)
.......... CCA Authority File (1980-)
.......... LCNAF Library of Congress Name Authority File [n.d.]
.......... Provenance Index Databases, Authority file (1985-)
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