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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Four Dancers
Located in New York, NY
Partially glazed terre-de-faïence convex wall plaque painted in black and white, 1956. Edition of 450. With the Madoura Plein Feu and Empreinte Originale de Picasso stamps, verso. ...
Clay, Ceramic
Picasso Lithographe IV, 1956-1963 After Pablo Picasso - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Original title: "Picasso Lithographe. Notices et catalogue établis par Fernand Mourlot. IV, 1956-1963". The cover and the frontispiece are two original lithographs realized by Pablo...
Paper, Lithograph
Le Cocu Magnifique - Complete Suite of Etchings by Pablo Picasso - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
In-folio Oblong Dimensions : 29x39 cm. Paris Atelier Crommelynck 1968 Edition of 200 copies including 12 original out-of-text etchings (7 etchings, 4 etchings and acquatint and 1 e...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Fernand Mourlot 'Pablo Picasso Lithographs' book 1970
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and highly sought-after catalogue raisonné offers a comprehensive overview of Pablo Picasso’s lithographs printed at the renowned Mourlot studio. Published by André Sauret ...
Lithograph
$1,403
Madoura: Pottery and Fauns - Original linocut, 1961 (Bloch #1021 / Baer #1270)
Located in Paris, IDF
Pablo Picasso (after) Pottery and Fauns (Madoura), 1961 Original linocut (printed in Arnera studios, Vallauris) Printed signature in the plate On vellum 11 x 23.2 cm (c. 4.3 x 9 in)...
Linocut
Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti - 1949
Located in Roma, IT
Correspondance is a lot of 2 Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, 1946-47. A.L.S. Les Argues par Cazals, France, 1946. Two pages. A.L.S....
Paper, Ink
$409
Rendez-vouz au café Flore - Autograph Letter by O. Zadkine to N. Jacometti-1946
Located in Roma, IT
"Un Rendez-vouz au café Flore" is the main request of this Autograph Letter Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti. Les Argues par Cazals, France, July...
Paper, Ink
Ethiopian Girl
Located in East Hampton, NY
Cubist Style Mid Century Color Ethiopian Girl in pink hue Comes Unframed On Stretched Canvas About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
Vase
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Leonard Waegell Edmondson (1916-2002). Ceramic with sgraffito and fired opaque polychrome. 6.5 inches tall. 4.5 inches circumference. Excellent condition with no damage or restoratio...
Ceramic
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Joseph K. Foster "The Posters of Picasso" Cubism Book 1964
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches ( 31.75 x 24.13 cm ) Image Size: 8 x 6.75 inches ( 20.32 x 17.145 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Additio...
Other Medium
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Rodrigo "Picasso in his Posters - Image and Work, Volume IV" 1992
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Picasso in His Posters - Image and Work, Volume IV by Luis Carlos Rodrigo, published by Arte Ediciones in 1992, is a significant volume in the comprehensive series dedicated to Pica...
Offset
Picasso Lithographe II, 1947-1949 by Farnand Mourlot - 1950
Located in Roma, IT
This volume includes 2 original lithographs by Pablo Picasso on cover and on frontespiece. Copy on velin d'arches. Perfect conditions. Pages: 208 Edition: Monte-Carlo, Sauret Forma...
Paper
$444
The Freedom of the Seas - Vintage Exhibition Catalogue after G. Braque - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
The freedom of the seas (original title: La Liberté des Mets) is a vintage exhibition catalogue realized in 1960. Mixed colored offset and lithographs realized in the occasion of th...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,200Sale Price|52% Off
Luis Carlos Rodrigo Picasso in his Posters - Image and Work, Volume I - 1992
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sku: XX7014-R Artist: Pablo Picasso (after) Title: Picasso in his Posters - Image and Work, Volume I Year: 1992 Signed: No Medium: Book Paper Size: 12.25 x 9.75 inches ( 31.115 x 24....
Paper
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso Posters Lithograph, Cubist Style, 1963, Unframed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a book titled "Plakate Affiches Posters," published by Droste Verlag, Düsseldorf, in 1963. Featuring 138 reproductions of posters, it offers a curated selection by Christoph ...
Lithograph
Lines And Shadows
By Paul Dempsey
Located in East Hampton, NY
Lines & Shadows , Long Island, New York 20"x30" 16x24 on metal - 20x30 on metal - on paper: ***can come as large as 40"x60" 36"x24" on metal: on paper: 10 day turnaround Abo...
Photographic Paper
Valley Town Oil Painting, Cubist Style, Late 19th Century. Signed
Located in Riga, LV
Mikhail ld Dentu. A Russian artist, a talented painter and a graphic artist, one of the leading practitioners and theoreticians of avant-garde, in particular, a member of «The Donkey...
Oil, Canvas
Picasso. 60 ans de gravures - Catalogue by P. Picasso - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Picasso. 60 ans de gravures is a complete catalog of Pablo Picasso's 409 etchings, lithographs, wood engravings, engravings on linoleum, and posters. On the cover, an original color...
Paper
$5,250
Africa
Located in East Hampton, NY
A storytelling work of Africa Cubism Style Post Modern About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
$3,000
Lesbos
Located in East Hampton, NY
Morning/ Evening Lesbian subject Cubism Style Post Modern Unframed About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York Cit...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
La Chèvre-Feuille - Illustrations by Pablo Picasso and G. Hugnet - 1943
Located in Roma, IT
La Chèvre-Feuille is an original Modern Rare book illustrated by Pablo Picasso and written by Georges Hugnet (11 July 1906 – 26 June 1974) in 1943 . Origina...
Etching
Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti - 1946 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Correspondance is a lot of 2 Autograph Letters Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, 1946-47. A.L.S. Les Argues par Cazals, France, 1946. Two pages. A.L.S....
Paper, Ink
Set of 3 Autograph Letters by O. Zadkine -1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Rotterdam im Aufstieg- Autographs is a heterogeneous lot, composed of 3 items, signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti. Generally excellent condition, except for aging signs or ...
Paper, Ink
Two Sisters
Located in East Hampton, NY
Two Sisters Casein Paint Varnish Comes framed About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New Yo...
Varnish, Casein
The Lobsterman
Located in East Hampton, NY
The Lobsterman NOT framed Neo Cubism About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint seascapes, catch fi...
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,692Sale Price|68% Off
Green Shoots
Located in Henley-on-Thames, England
Michael Chance (B. 1987) Green Shoots, 2021 Oil on canvas Signed lower left Titled, signed and dated verso 153.5 x 122 cm. Provenance: Michael Chance; Private Collection, United ...
Oil
“Serenade of Lilies” PL-0053
By Yuroz
Located in Burbank, CA
A graceful interplay of form, texture, and emotion, “Serenade of Lilies” captures the timeless beauty of a quiet moment. This hand-painted ceramic plate by Yuroz transforms a still l...
Ceramic
Modern American Gothic
Located in East Hampton, NY
A Modern Take on American Gothic by Grant Wood Cubism Style Post Modern About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New Yo...
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
“Melody in Candlelight” PL-0054
By Yuroz
Located in Burbank, CA
A poetic fusion of music, light, and intimacy, “Melody in Candlelight” transforms a simple still life into an evocative masterpiece. This 10-inch black ceramic plate...
Ceramic
Price Upon Request
Cubistic
Located in New York, NY
An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene, of which creates a cubist illusion. This piece is very has very vibrant colors ranging between gradients of blues, purples, red to pin...
Plastic, Polystyrene