
Composition à la fleur
1931
Fernand Léger's 1931 'Composition à la fleur' employs oil paint on canvas laid on board to explore geometric abstraction and floral imagery. The work exemplifies his distinctive approach to modernism through dynamic, colorful forms.
- Medium
- oil on canvas laid on board
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
June 29, 2017
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Artists in conversation

Robert Delaunay
French · b. 1885

Delaunay shared Léger's passion for bold geometric forms and vibrant color relationships rooted in Cubist theory, creating dynamic compositions that balance abstraction with recognizable imagery in a similarly energetic modernist vocabulary.

Juan Gris
Spanish · b. 1887

Gris frequently composed still life and floral subjects using the same Cubist geometric fragmentation and strong color contrasts seen in this work, rendering organic forms like flowers into interlocking flat planes with bold outlines.

Stuart Davis
American · b. 1892

Davis absorbed the French Cubist influence directly from artists like Léger, producing colorful geometric compositions with flattened bold forms and dynamic arrangements that closely echo the visual energy and chromatic intensity of this particular piece.
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