Accession Number
1954/2.60

Title
The Accordionist's Family

Artist(s)
Fernand Léger

Artist Nationality
French (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
circa 1955

Medium & Support
screenprint on paper

Dimensions
17 7/8 in x 13 3/8 in (45.4 cm x 33.97 cm);28 1/16 in x 22 1/16 in (71.28 cm x 56.04 cm);22 in x 14 15/16 in (55.88 cm x 37.94 cm);17 7/8 in x 13 3/8 in (45.4 cm x 33.97 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Jean Paul Slusser

Subject matter
This print represents Léger's later work in which he moved away from some his more abstract Cubist art. The figures are typical of Léger's bold, statuesque human forms. After 1946, Léger became increasingly involved in the French Communist Party; as a result, much of his work after this point depicted everyday people such as workers, musicians, and circus performers.

Physical Description
This work is a color screenprint showing a group of four nude figures. There are two standing women: the one on the left holds a flower. On the ground, a third woman reclines toward the right and a child sits on her lap holding an accordion. The figures are grey with black outlines and white highlights.The background is red with splotches of darker red throughout. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Musical instruments
abstraction
accordions
families (kinship groups)
flowers
modern and contemporary art
musical instruments
nudes
nudes (representations)
reclining
seated
standing