The Tug

Joseph Fernand Henri Léger was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works he created a personal form of cubism which he gradually modified into a more figurative, populist style. His boldly simplified treatment of modern subject matter has caused him to be regarded as a forerunner of pop art.

The Tugboat is an oil on canvas painting by French painter Fernand Léger, from 1920. It is held at the Museum of Grenoble, which purchased it from the artist, in 1928.