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Fernand Léger, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1955

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  • Format Exhibition Catalogue
  • Year 1955
  • Client/Publisher Städtisches Museum Leverkusen
  • Size 185mm x 295mm
Fernand Léger was a French artist whose work often blended fine art, graphic design, and visual communication through bold form and colour. Explore related designers including Jean Arp and El Lissitzky. See also Constructivism and 1920s graphic design history.

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Fernand Léger, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1955
Fernand Léger, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1955
Fernand Léger, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1955
Fernand Léger, Städtisches Museum Leverkusen, 1955
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