Study for the Portrait "Maud Dale" 1935

This pencil sketch, "Study for the Portrait "Maud Dale"", is by renowned French artist Fernand Léger. Created in 1935, the work is a preparatory drawing for a later portrait of Maud Dale. The minimal lines capture the sitter's form in a simplified and stylized manner, characteristic of Léger's Cubist-influenced style. Léger's unique approach to depicting the human figure, with its emphasis on geometric shapes and simplified forms, distinguishes this study as an important precursor to the final portrait.