Three Women by a Garden
Three generations are represented in this family portrait: grandmother, mother, and daughter. Placed between a domestic setting and an unidentifiable landscape, the three women exhibit neither individual features nor a sense of humanity. The impersonal tenor of this portrait mirrors Léger’s fascination with the technological advancements of the Machine Age.
Artwork Details
- Title: Three Women by a Garden
- Artist: Fernand Léger (French, Argentan 1881–1955 Gif-sur-Yvette)
- Date: 1922
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 27 1/2 × 36 1/4 in. (69.9 × 92.1 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Allan D. Emil, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1987
- Object Number: 1987.125.1
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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