La table dans le jardin 1954

Fernand Léger made "La table dans le jardin" with oil on canvas, and it feels like he’s just having fun trying to see the world in a new way. The colors are bold, almost cartoonish, but the way they’re laid down is thoughtful, like he’s building up the image from blocks of pure color. Looking closely, you can see how Léger uses thick, confident lines to define shapes, but then fills them in with flat areas of color. There's no attempt to hide the process; you can see every brushstroke. The paint isn't trying to fool you. It’s just paint doing its thing, describing a table, a tree, a garden, but not really. Like he wants to find the essence of them, maybe, not the way they look. It reminds me of Stuart Davis, another artist who loved to flatten space and use bright colors to create a sense of energy and rhythm. And it makes you think about what painting can be – not a window onto the world, but a conversation between the artist, the paint, and the viewer. A space for endless possibilities and interpretations.