Fernand Leger in Studio, Anne Gunning Wearing McCardell’s Design of Leger’s Work
Medium: Pigment print on Hahnemϋhle photo rag paper
Year: 1955
Fernand Leger in Studio, Number One -- Photographed by Mark Shaw for LIFE in 1955, two weeks before his death, Fernand Leger posed for this final portrait in his Paris Studio. Leger's studio is the one he had worked in since 1913. British model Anne Gunning wears an ankle length gown by American Fashion Designer Claire McCardell. The Fabric's pattern is in the style of Leger's work best seen in the painting of two women (left) and in the half hidden still life.
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