The artwork titled “The album ‘Circus,'” created in 1950 by Fernand Léger, is part of the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement. It belongs to the sketch and study genre and is part of a series also named “The album ‘Circus.'” The piece is housed in the Musee National Fernand Léger in Biot, France.
In the artwork, a figure stands centrally adorned in a red short-sleeve top and hat, evoking a performer or circus artist. The simplistic and clean lines, along with the vibrant colors, exemplify the Naïve Art style. The figure is holding a series of oversized rings or hoops, with a yellow rectangular background element intersecting the rings, adding a dynamic graphical quality to the composition. The bold outlines and the juxtaposition of bright colors against the white background impart a sense of immediacy and directness, characteristic of Léger’s oeuvre.
