Composition aux Dominos
Fernand Léger
1947
- YEAR:1947
- MEDIUM:Oil on canvas
- DIMENSIONS:92.2 × 60 cm
Introduction
Fernand Léger, one of the early practitioners of Cubism in the 20th century, began to focus particularly on social equality and the working class in the 1920s. His works are renowned for depicting modern industrial subjects, including workers, architecture, and automobiles. Composition aux Dominos, created during the period when Léger’s artistic style had matured, gives the main subjects an almost metallic texture with simple, yet effective, brushstrokes. The vibrant plants in the painting are shaped into mechanical forms, placed alongside game objects such as dominoes – symbols of the logic of numbers and chance, creating a scene that reflects the entertainment of the modern industrial era. The natural images metamorphose into radically different artificial forms, reflecting the rapid development of industrialization and its profound impact on both the material landscape and the spiritual world.
