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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Abstract Interior in Turquoise & Green French 1950's Modernist Cubist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Interior By Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote Gouache and pencil on artist paper, unframed Artist paper: 21.75 × 15 inches Provenance: from the ar...
Gouache, Pencil
$1,100
Playground Landscape, Primary Vivid Tones, Bauhaus Shapes, Horizontal Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Playground Landscape Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 60x140 cm ( 23.6 x 55.1 inches). Each canvas includes an aprox. 2 to 3 in. white border on each side, to ensure ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$2,116Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Large Post-Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Oil
Jean Nerfin “Musicians", Vibrant Neo-Cubist Jazz Band Oil on Canvas, 2004
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean Nerfin, “Musicians,” 2004 — Dazzling Neo-Cubist Jazz Band Oil Painting on Canvas A happy, colorful, exuberant Neo-Cubist oil-on-canvas painting of a jazz band that will bring j...
Oil
$2,306Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Interior Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Oil
$7,459Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 42 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
$9,324
Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Brown Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 45 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
$1,900
Coral Ripples, Bauhaus Geometric Arches, Harlequin Tones, Grid Curves on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Coral Ripples" is a painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of B...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Cubist Framed Modernist Abstract Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American cubist abstract still life oil painting from the collection of Henri Charles Veit. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 17 inches overall, and 10.5 by 14.25 painti...
Oil
$1,611Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Nude Woman Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model, cubist composition circa 1950's by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paint...
Oil
$1,680
Green Tones, Jazzy Forms, Large Triptych, Gestual Abstraction, Dynamic Mural
Located in Barcelona, ES
This original triptych by muralist Perrine Honoré channels movement and rhythm through sweeping, interlocking forms in saturated greens, deep blues, and luminous yellow. Bold curves ...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
"Enchanted" Modernist Multicolor & Textured Abstract Portrait Painting on Canvas
By Gee Gee Collins
Located in New York, NY
A modernist depiction of a portrait executed with strong use of line and texture. This piece is filled with movement and beautiful brushwork, the use of color placement is enchanting...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,487Sale Price|20% Off
Large 20th Century French Abstract Cubist Composition Signed Oil Painting
By Jean Besnard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition by Jean Besnard (1922-2007) oil on board, unframed signed with initials, dated board: 27 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sou...
Oil
$2,605Sale Price|20% Off
1950's SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST OIL PAINTING - BEAUTIFUL ORANGE BLUE GREEN COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Albert Coste (French 1896-1985), signed lower right. Born 8 November 1895, in Marseilles; died 22 August 1985, in Marseilles. Albert Cos...
Oil
$9,361
Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Brown Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 45 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
$918Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th-Century French Cubist Portrait Reclining Posed Nude Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Abstract by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 10.75 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condition: sound and...
Oil
$1,948Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Figurative Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist h...
Oil
Cubist Modernist Composition Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cubist/Modernist Composition, ca. 1930's. Oil on artist panel, measuring 9.5 x 11 inches; 10.5 x 12 inches in original frame. Unsigned.
Oil, Panel
Tarleton Golf Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tarleton Landscape 1967. 9 x 12 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in...
Ink, Watercolor
$556Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 19 by 19 inches overall, and 13 by 13 paint...
Oil
$1,297Sale Price|20% Off
Very Large Mid Century French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting - Color & Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title:cubist / abstract composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed. canvas: 23.75 x 47.25 inches Provenance: private...
Oil, Canvas
Cubist mid-century abstract expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bernard Segal (1907-1986). Cubist painting, ca. 1960. Gouache and watercolor on paper, sheet measures 20 x 5.25 inches. Unsigned. Estate stamp on verso side which shows through the p...
Paper, Gouache
Antique American Cubist Landscape with Trees and Hills, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This 1971 oil on board landscape by Y. Melo presents an abstracted natural scene executed in a refined Cubist style. The composition flattens and segments a hillside view into interl...
Oil, Board
$1,180Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive signed 1967 abstract landscape. Appears to be an abstract coastal scene. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
"Twist" Colorful Abstract Post-Cubist Oil Painting by A. Rigollot
By A. Rigollot
Located in Atlanta, GA
A. Rigollot (France, 20th Century) designed this superb post-cubist and colorist abstract oil on board painting. Colorist painting is characterized by intense color use, which become...
Oil, Board
Russian Cubist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful cubist portrait of a woman by unknown Russian artist. Oil on canvas measures 17 x 25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Label fragments affixed on verso.
Canvas, Oil
"Regatta" Large Vintage American Modernist Seascape Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American oil painting by Beverly Dundas. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 26 by 40 inches overall, and 20 by 34 painting alone. Excellent condition, ready to hang a...
Oil, Canvas
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...
Canvas, Oil
$3,820Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Modernist NYC Cubist Abstract Large Framed Exhibited Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract cubist composition "Terra Firma Theme 10" by Augustus Goertz (Born 1948) . Oil on canvas, circa 1958. Housed in a period gi...
Canvas, Oil
$2,279Sale Price|30% Off
Nude Woman at Home, Oil on Paper, Cubist Style, Signed, 1969, Framed
Located in London, GB
'Nude Woman at Home', oil on fine paper (1969), by Raymond Debiève. In a clear nod to Picasso's influence both stylistically and in terms of subject matter (Picasso painted many work...
Paper, Oil
$2,116Sale Price|20% Off
Large Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Sailboats in Abstract Harmony
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sailboats Abstract French cubist artist, circa 1950's oil on board, unframed board: 33 x 48 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: all four corners are worn but sho...
Oil
$5,800Sale Price|43% Off
Women in Deckchairs, Cubist Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1960s, Framed
Located in London, GB
'Women in Deckchairs', oil on canvas, by Camille Hilaire (circa 1960s). Folding wooden chairs with woven or cane seats and backs, of the type now...
Canvas, Oil
L'Esercito - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In his abstract figurative work, internationally collected artist Alessandro Siviglia deconstructs everyday objects, landscapes, and human subjects into colorful geometric shapes in ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$956Sale Price|20% Off
Signed 20th Mid Century French Cubist Oil Painting Construction of a Town
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Angular Construction of a Town by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18.5 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paint...
Oil
$1,012Sale Price|25% Off
Magic Carpet Ride, Contemporary Cubist Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Magic Carpet Ride, Contemporary Cubist Figurative Landscape A striking contemporary cubist oil on canvas figurative landscape painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggle...
Canvas, Oil
Night Club New York
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Night Club New York, ca. 1960s. . Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 12 inches; 11 x 17 in matting. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jer...
Ink, Watercolor
$2,280Sale Price|40% Off
"St. George and the Dragon" - Large Late 20th Century Framed Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
You don't have to be a Catholic, or a medievalist, or a Catholic medievalist (Tolkien?) to appreciate this striking image of St. George taking on the dragon. In style it falls somewhere between Cubism and Guernica, to my eye. The limited color palette, with the bold red, gives it the energy of early 20th-century Russian poster...
Oil
$542Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Cubist composition Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painti...
Oil
Abstract Mid-century Cubist Painting
By Wesley Lea
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Wesley Lea (1914-1981). Cubist Composition, ca. 1960. Oil on masonite panel, measuring 14.5 x 22 inches. Framed measurement: 19.5 x 27 inches. Signed lower left.
Oil, Masonite
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...
Oil, Canvas
$1,373Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century European Cubist Abstract Geometric Shapes Composition Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Still Life European School, mid 20th century oil painting on board, unframed painting: 18 x 11 inches condition: very good provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, England
Oil
$1,085Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Abstract Cubist Oil Painting Amazing Colors & Shapes Large Scale
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Abstract Composition French school, circa 1960's period oil on board, unframed board: 29 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound con...
Oil
$1,260
Moonlight Mirrors, Colorful Bauhaus Patterns, Large Geometric Diptych on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
In Moonlight Mirrors, Natalia Roman presents a Bauhaus-inspired diptych where geometric abstraction and calibrated color transitions construct a poetic, landscape-like rhythm. Inters...
Paper, Acrylic
1950's French Post-Cubist Oil Painting Nude Figure Abstract Grey Picasso Style
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figure by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have com...
Oil
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Reclining Nude - Cubist Abstract in Vibrant Colors, Signed, 14x36 Inches
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude - Cubist Abstract in Vibrant Colors, Signed, 14x36 Inches A reclining nude is rendered with angular, simplified forms and outlined contours. The figure is set against...
Crayon, India Ink, Watercolor, Illustration Board
Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New ...
Ink, Watercolor
Cubist mid-century abstract expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bernard Segal (1907-1986). Cubist painting, ca. 1960. Gouache and watercolor on paper, sheet measures 14 x 15.5 inches. Unsigned. Estate stamp on verso side. Excellent condition. ...
Paper, Gouache
$1,628Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Cubist Figure Grey Black and Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Cubist Figure in Grey.Black and Blue colors by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 19.5 inches Provenance:...
Oil
Abstracted Letter Sunset, Vintage Miami Style Colors, Earth Tones Figures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Abstracted Letter Sunset" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. These color field paintings are inspired by both modernist shapes of ...
Acrylic, Gouache, Paper
$1,513Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 20th Century French Cubist Abstract Cityscape in Blue Amazing Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Cityscape by H. de Sainte Foi (French 20th century) signed oil on board, unframed board: 24 x 47 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: all corners are w...
Oil
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Huge Rare Vintage American School Cubist Abstract Pop Art Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage signed large abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,081Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Cubist Signed Oil Painting Portrait of Woman Angular Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait of a Woman signed, 'Samson' British, 20th century oil painting on board, framed frame: 18.5 x 14.5 inches board: 16 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, UK con...
Oil
$656Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Sculpture, Pastel Palette, Abstract Render Shapes Pink, Yellow Monumental
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Garden Sculpture I" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculpt...
Oil
$1,155Sale Price|30% Off
Modernist Geometric Abstract in Pastel Colors, in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Geometric Abstract in Pastel Colors, in Acrylic on Canvas This geometric abstraction uses interlocking planes of color to create a sense of rhythm and movement across the ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Mask Inspired Shapes, Symbolic Abstraction, Blue Primitive Hierogliphics Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
This painting unfolds as a field of symbolic marks that read like a personal language of the artist. Each glyph-like form suggests echoes of ancestral signs, recalling masks, ritual ...
Paper, Acrylic
$830
Pink Sculptures on Green, Organic Rocks, Pastel Tones, Garden Render Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pink Sculptures" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculptura...
Acrylic, Paper
$1,302Sale Price|67% Off
1960's French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Paris Salon Exhibited Signed & Labels
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Salade des Fruits by Jean Pierre Stagnaro (French c. 1961) cubist still life composition, very thickly painted. signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 37.5 inches canvas: 23.5 x 36 inches inscribed verso provenance: private collection, France; exhibition label...
Oil
$1,351Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Portrait of a Woman in Muted Tones 1950's French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Portrait signed and dated French School, mid 20th century oil on board, framed Framed: 29 x 25 inches Board: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
Oil
