| − | After his experiences in the First World War, Léger became convinced that art should be accessible to all. He moved away from pure abstraction towards the stylized depiction of real objects, laying great emphasis on order, clarity and harmony. In the 1920s he developed a concern with geometric composition and decoration. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/3215069050/] He achieved a mechanistic classicism. | + | After his experiences in the First World War, Léger became convinced that art should be accessible to all. He moved away from pure abstraction towards the stylized depiction of real objects, laying great emphasis on order, clarity and harmony. In the 1920s he developed a concern with geometric composition and decoration. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/32357038@N08/3215069050/] He achieved a mechanistic classicism; ''Three Women'' (1921) is considered to be the masterpiece of Léger’s mechanical period. |