Deux Fleurs et Element Mecanique

1954 · Painting; Oil on canvas · 18 x 13 in

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1952
The 26th Venice Biennale
In 1952 Léger takes part in the 26th Venice Biennale. In April he has an exhibition and gives a lecture at the Kunsthalle in Bern, and there are exhibitions at Paris galleries and at Sidney Janis's gallery in New York.
21 February 1952
Marriage to Nadia Khodossevitch and a home in Gif-sur-Yvette
On 21 February 1952 Léger marries Nadia Khodossevitch, a cousin of the poet, who had been a student of his Academy since 1924 and later its assistant. They settle in the Gros-Tilleul quarter of Gif-sur-Yvette.
1953
A touring exhibition in Japan
In 1953 an exhibition of Léger's work tours Japan; his work is also shown at the Gallery of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and in San Francisco, and an exhibition of coloured sculptures is held at the Louis Carré gallery.
1955
The Grand Prix in São Paulo and a retrospective in Lyon
In 1955 Léger receives the Grand Prix at the São Paulo Art Biennial, and a retrospective exhibition of his work is held at the Lyon museum.
16 juillet 1955 – 18 septembre 1955
Exhibition: documenta
17 août 1955
Died