The artwork, titled “Mural,” was created by Fernand Léger in 1951 and falls under the Cubism Art Movement. This genre of the artwork is a portrait and it is currently located at the Musée National Fernand Léger in Biot, France.
The artwork is a visually striking ceramic mural featuring two female figures, a bird, and an additional smaller figure set amongst an abstract background. Embracing the Cubist aesthetic, the mural employs bold lines and flat shapes with a pronounced use of black, white, and red colors. The figures are rendered in a simplistic yet expressive manner, emphasizing geometric forms and a sense of interconnectivity between the elements. The background contains abstracted forms of nature, including stylized trees and leaves, accentuating the unity between humanity and the natural world, a recurring theme in Léger’s oeuvre. The use of strong outlines and a limited color palette creates a rhythmic composition that is both harmonious and dynamic.
