Inauguration of Musée Fernand Léger, Biot, May 13 1960. With Nadia Léger, Marc Chagall, Maurice Thorez, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Marcel Cachin, Pierre Moiatti.
A contact sheet documents the inauguration of the Musée Fernand Léger in Biot on May 13, 1960. Strips of 35mm Kodak Tri-X film candidly capture the event, showing guests mingling amongst the artist’s large-scale paintings. Among the attendees are Nadia Léger, Marc Chagall, Maurice Thorez, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, Marcel Cachin, and Pierre Moiatti. The photojournalistic series captures the atmosphere of the opening, from intimate conversations to more formal moments of the gathering.
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