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The Fernand Léger National Museum is based in Biot, in the Mas Saint André that the artist bought shortly before his death. A vast museum has been built there, with the artist's immense mosaic on the façade. The museum traces Fernand Léger's wide-ranging oeuvre.
The Musée Fernand Léger holds some 300 works by the major artist to understand the evolution of his art in the intellectual ferment of the early 20th century and in constantly evolving artistic visions.
Fernand Léger (1881-1955) was a famous painter, greatly influenced by Cubism, Picasso and Braque, in particular. He frequented Apollinaire, Cendrars, Modigliani, Delaunay, Chagall, Soutine and others.
Fernand Léger wants art accessible to all. He evolves from Impressionism to Cubism, then He establishes the theory of contrasting shapes and colors. His works tackle themes rooted in everyone's reality: builders, the circus, leisure, the American period, etc. They were very modern and have remained so, thanks to a personal style, always in search.
We know his paintings, of course. But he was also a ceramist and sculptor. He also created tapestries, stained glass windows, mosaics, etc.His works can be found in Italy, the Netherlands, Venezuela, the USA, Australia, in short all over the world. It's fair to say that he has left his mark on generations of artists.