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The Great Parade, 1954.
by Fernand Léger,
Oil on canvas, 9 feet 9 3/4 inches x 13 feet 1 1/2 inches (299.1 x 400.1 cm).
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
The Great Parade is a defining work within the artist’s oeuvre. The joyful parade motif evolved out of several preceding themes in Léger’s oeuvre—including cyclists, country outings, and the circus—that celebrated the leisure activities of the working class. The circus in particular is an accessible arena in which all spectators are equal, brought together in their delight over the clowns, trapeze artists, and animal acts. In this mural-size canvas—conceived on a scale appropriate to mass viewing—the interlocking figures perform their inspired feats along a horizontal swathe of blue, which is punctuated by a large red C for cirque.
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