Free image download: Machine elements
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Fernand Léger's "Machine Elements" (1920) embodies the cubist aesthetic by fracturing geometric forms—primarily a large wheel adorned with red and white stripes—into interlocking planes, reflecting the mechanized landscape of his era. This monumental artwork showcases Leger’s distinctive style and captures the spirit of industrial innovation.
- Public domain
Resolution & print size
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- 400 × 324 px Sharp to 10 cm at 100 dpi
- 800 × 647 px Sharp to 20 cm at 100 dpi
- 1200 × 971 px Sharp to 30 cm at 100 dpi
- 1600 × 1295 px Sharp to 41 cm at 100 dpi
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Licence & credit
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Fernand Léger, Machine elements (1920). Public domain.
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Cite this artwork
Formatted references with the artist, date, collection and a permanent link. Use it for an essay or bibliography without retyping the details.
Léger, Fernand. Machine elements. 1920, https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/fernand-leger-machine-elements-8XY2DN-en/
Léger, Fernand (1920). Machine elements [Painting]. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/fernand-leger-machine-elements-8XY2DN-en/
Fernand Léger. Machine elements. 1920. https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/fernand-leger-machine-elements-8XY2DN-en/
Léger, Fernand (1920) Machine elements. Available at: https://originaluniqueart.com/en/art/fernand-leger-machine-elements-8XY2DN-en/
Classroom pack
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Presentation slide
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Picture this piece in the home you are creating
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Colour palette
The dominant colours measured from the painting, with their codes. Use it to build a brand, a room or a mood-board palette from this work.
- Main colour
- Putty
- Palette
- Neutrals
- Hue
- Amber to Saffron
- Harmony
- Discordant Palette
- Contrast
- Statement
- Intensity
- Balanced
- Saturation
- Subtle Color
- Brightness
- bright
- Luminance
- Gentle Luminance
- Variance
- Diverse Palette
Artwork metadata
The catalogued facts behind this image, and the permanent links that identify it. Use it to record the work in an app, a catalogue or a database.
- Title
- Machine elements
- Artist
- Fernand Léger
- Year
- 1920
- Medium
- Oil On Canvas
- Source image
- 3155 × 2553 px
- Permanent link
- /en/art/fernand-leger-machine-elements-8XY2DN-en/
In numbers
A few figures about this work and its artist, from our catalogue and our visitors.
- Jul 2026 the busiest month of the year for the works of Fernand Léger (70,300 visits)
- 14% of the visitors of Fernand Léger come from United States of America
- 2026 the year this work entered the public domain
Social crops
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Wallpapers
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Detail crops
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