The artwork titled “Study for Builders” by Fernand Léger belongs to the Naïve Art (Primitivism) movement and measures 14 x 31 cm. It is classified as a genre painting and is housed at the Musée National Fernand Léger in Biot, France.
The artwork depicts several figures engaged in construction work, a common theme in Léger’s oeuvre that highlights the human relationship with machinery and industrialization. The workers are shown in dynamic poses and are surrounded by structural elements such as beams and chains, emphasizing the physicality and labor-intensive nature of their tasks. The black and white palette, along with the bold, simplified lines, gives the scene a sense of immediacy and rawness. The overall composition, with its intersecting lines and forms, creates a rhythmic and almost mechanical aesthetic, reflecting the harmony between human effort and industrial progress.
