Le Vase Bleu toys with these ideas with the casual playfulness of a lighthearted man and an artist of mid-career maturity. He placed these objects of common use and materiality on the canvas in a sort of play of aerial forms where each element retains its own autonomy yet assumes a place of greater importance. Everyday objects — here, presumably an electrical plug, a detached wire and a vase of ‘spent’ nails that one might use as a storage receptacle on a workshop shelf — have been chosen for their shapes and are reinforced by their contrasts. Still, there are real-life associations to be had here and Léger invites us to engage in some free associations as to why he may have chosen ‘this over that’.  If one can assume there is as much ‘play’ as ‘interplay’ in that respect, any number of narratives can be spun from the choices and arrangement. Take for example, the most entertaining one — a story of a personal nature: an electrical short in the wiring of the Léger home sparked, blackened the wall, and now, requires attention. Farfetched? Perhaps. But Léger would find much to celebrate in knowing we engage in such musings.