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Cover: Construction Workers 1950
Construction Workers, Final State, was made in 1950s and follows
Nicholas Poussin’s classical French Baroque art. There are a few
changes to give it a touch of modernity. The image was a part of
a collection of 12 paintings. They were a part of the wall
hangings art at the Renault factory canteen located at
Boulogne-Billancourt. It is said that Leger wanted to ensure
that everyone saw his work. Therefore, he visited the canteen
each day to see the workers' reaction to his image. Pundits
claim that this image was a praise of the post-war
reconstruction of France after the great devastation it endured
in the hands of the Axis powers.
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