In Fernand Leger's 1922 painting, Still Life with a Candlestick, interlocking vertical and horizontal formations insert a rational and corrective element to the Cubist style. Primary colors, combined with sharp black & white areas, create an interesting visual interplay of disassembled form and pattern. Typical of Leger's works from the 1920's, the painting projects a sense of formidable stability to an otherwise mundane subject matter.