{"product_id":"the-builders","title":"The Builders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eFernand Léger (French, 1881–1955)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e25 3\/8\" x 36 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1920) \"\u003cspan\u003eThe quintessential painter of the machine age, Léger observed the effects of modern technology in the trenches as a solider in the French army during World War I. Featuring workers whose bodies appear to be assembled from standardized industrial parts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Builders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e exemplifies the style that Léger developed after the war to convey his belief that all of modern life was succumbing to the machine. He wrote in a letter in 1922, \"The contemporary environment is clearly the manufactured and ‘mechanical’ object; this is slowly subjugating the breasts and curves of women, fruit, the soft landscape.\"\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/490201\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - The Builders\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fernand Léger","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887412060403,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (25 3\/8\" x 36 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887412093171,"sku":null,"price":1518.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (15\" x 21 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887412125939,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (18 3\/8\" x 26 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887412158707,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (22 1\/2\" x 32 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887412191475,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (29\" x 41 3\/8\")","offer_id":49887412224243,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (34 3\/4\" x 49 5\/8\")","offer_id":49887412257011,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (41\" x 58 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887412289779,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (49 1\/8\" x 70 1\/8\")","offer_id":49887412322547,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/Screenshot_25-9-2026_21101_www.metmuseum.org.jpg?v=1790385036","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-builders","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}