The City (Léger)
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| The City (La Ville) | |
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| Artist | Fernand Léger |
| Year | 1919 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 231.1 cm × 298.4 cm (91.0 in × 117.5 in) |
| Location | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia |
The City (French: La Ville) is an oil on canvas painting by French painter and sculptor Fernand Léger, from 1919.[1]
The painting is a Cubist perspective of a city. It is held in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.[2] Albert Eugene Gallatin donated the piece to the museum in 1952 and it has also been shown at the Guggenheim Museum.[1][2] In reviews of the Guggenheim exhibit, both The City and other works in the show were praised.[3]