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Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

CUBIST STYLE

Inspired by the nontraditional ways Postimpressionists like Paul Cézanne and Georges Seurat depicted the world, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque pioneered an even more abstract style in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Cubism majorly influenced 20th-century Western art as it radically broke with the adherence to composition and linear perspectives that dated back to the Renaissance. Its watershed moments are considered Picasso’s 1907 Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, in which nude figures are fractured into angular shapes, and Georges Braque’s 1908 painting show, which prompted a critic to describe his visual reductions as “cubes.”

Although Cubism was a revolutionary art movement for European culture, it was informed by African masks and other tribal art. Its artists, which included Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger, experimented with compressing space and playing with the tension between solid and void forms in their work. While their subjects were often conventional, such as still lifes, nudes and landscapes, they were distorted without any illusion of realism.

Cubist art evolved through different distinct phases. In Analytic Cubism, from 1908 to 1912, figures or objects were “analyzed” into pieces that were reassembled in paintings and sculptures, as if presenting the same subject matter from many perspectives at once. The palette was usually monochromatic and muted, giving attention to the overlapping planes. Synthetic Cubism, dating from 1912 to 1914, moved to brighter colors and a further flattening of images. This unmooring from formal ideas of art would shape numerous styles that followed, from Dada to Surrealism.

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Style: Cubist
'Tulipes, Mandoline et Echiquier', French Synthetic Late Cubist Gouache on Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Synthetic, Late Cubist gouache of a mandolin, tulips and a chess board by French artist Mireïo. Signed and dated '93 top right and signed and titled 'Tulipes, Mandoline et échiquier' to the back of the paper. Presented in a plain black frame. This particular work of art is very much in the style and highly reminiscent of works by Picasso...
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Late 20th Century Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Cardboard

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled" is a charcoal drawing by Fernand Léger. The drawing is signed lower right, "F.L. 30". The framed piece measures 17 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 7/8 in. A veteran of the battle of Verdu...
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1930s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

André Lhote Cubist Composition Pen Drawing Painting circa 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
This cubist black ink pen drawing by André Lhote (1885 - 1962), circa 1910, features a still-life composition, a bowl with fruits on a table with a cubist geometric design. We have a...
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1910s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen

The Desk Chair - Cubist Interior Scene in crayon on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Brightly colored interior scene with a green chair by an Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). An interior of room is depicted at a skewed angle, with bold, bright shapes. At the front of the composition is a bright green round chair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Conté, Wax Crayon, Paper

Still Life with Harp, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the inte...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Board, Laid Paper

Still Life with Mandolin, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Hans Arp, and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934. Still Life with Mandolin...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Board, Laid Paper

Mid Century Modern Cubist Mandolin Abstract Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Cubist composition of a mandolin and other objects by unknown artist (Helen) Solter (American, 20th Century). Signed "SOLTER" in the lower right corner. Unfinished painting...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Mid 20th Century British Cubist watercolour drawing by John Sutton
Located in London, GB
JOHN SUTTON (20th Century) Still Life with Fruit Signed, inscribed and dated: 10/5/42 Watercolour, chalks and pen and ink, unframed 25 by 31.5 cm., 10 by 12 ½ in. (mount size 40 ...
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1940s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Chalk

The Life of a Comma, Modern Abstract Still-Life Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1961
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original charcoal on paper by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 25 x 9.5 inches. Nicely framed to 37 x 21.5 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputa...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Modern Abstract Still-Life Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1961
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original charcoal on paper by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. Nicely framed to 32 x 36 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputatio...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

Interior - 1940s Cubist chalk drawing of an interior still life by John Sutton
Located in London, GB
JOHN SUTTON (20th Century) Interior Signed, inscribed with title and dated: 12/5/42 Watercolour and chalks, unframed, in mount only 25 by 34.5 cm., 10 by 13 ½ in. (mount size 40 ...
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1940s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon

Still Life with Gray, Green, and Violet Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original pastel on paper by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. Nicely framed to 31 x 36 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation ...
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1950s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pastel

CLAES-THOBOIS Albert. Statue. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.
Located in Paris, FR
CLAES-THOBOIS Albert Statue. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929. Provenance : Collection of the mistress of the artist. Born in Ixelles in 1883, Claes-Thobois studied at the Academy of Brussels under Constant Montald...
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1920s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

CLAES-THOBOIS Albert. Roof view. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929.
Located in Paris, FR
CLAES-THOBOIS Albert Statue. Pastel. Signed and dated 1929. Provenance : Collection of the mistress of the artist. Born in Ixelles in 1883, Claes-Thobois studied at the Academy of Brussels under Constant Montald...
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1920s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Still Life with Pears
Located in London, GB
FRANCISCO BORES 1898-1972 Madrid 1898 - 1972 Paris (Spanish) Title: Still Life with Pears, 1969 Technique: Original Signed and Dated Gouache on...
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1960s Cubist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

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Cubist still-life drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Cubist still-life drawings and watercolors available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Benjamin G. Benno, Albert Claes-Thobois, John Sutton, and André Lhote. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Crayon and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Cubist still-life drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 11.62 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $434 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work sells for $2,325.

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