The artwork, titled “The album ‘Circus'” by Fernand Léger, was created in 1950 and is a part of the Purism art movement. It falls under the genre of sketches and studies and is displayed at the Musée National Fernand Léger in Biot, France. It is a piece from the series “The album ‘Circus'”.
The artwork depicts a robust figure in a red shirt and a hat, holding large circular shapes resembling hoops, set against a minimalistic background with a bold yellow strip. The lines are clean and stark, characteristic of Léger’s style, with an emphasis on form and structure rather than detailed realism. The use of primary colors and geometric forms reflects Léger’s purist approach, focusing on the clarity of shapes and the dynamic simplicity of composition.
