La Femme à l’oiseau 1950

"La Femme à l’oiseau" (Woman with a Bird), a 1950 work by Fernand Léger, depicts a woman holding a rooster, executed in bold black lines on a light background. This characteristically simplified style, with its geometric forms and emphasis on volume, is typical of Léger's work in the post-war period. The subject, a woman and animal, echoes Léger's interest in the human figure and its interaction with the world. The strong contrasts and bold outlines accentuate the solidity and presence of the subjects, while the simplicity of the composition highlights their symbolic significance.