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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Mid-20th Century French Cubist Garden Oil Painting, Framed and Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Garden Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ cubist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques COURTADE (1923-19...
Oil
$7,560Sale Price|20% Off
Huge 1940's Circle of Fernand Leger Figurative Portraits Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Portraits French School, illegibly signed and dated 47' circle of Fernand Leger (French 1881-1955) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 38 x 58.5 inches Provenance: private col...
Oil
Dark Thunder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture as well as its influence on artists before him, including Picasso, Van Gogh, and Maillol....
Oil, Panel
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
Large 1950's French Post-Cubist Oil Painting Picasso Style Nude Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 39 x 32 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ...
Oil
$1,734Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Oil Painting Female Nude Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, female nude reclining in chair by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 29 inches Provenance: all the pai...
Oil
A Cubist Cuban Country Chico
Located in San Francisco, CA
You cannot pass this doleful young man without engaging. If you have traveled, you have met him in the streets of Latin America, of India, of Africa and even some parts of the U.S. H...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,761
French Modernist Harbour Scene with Boats Colourful Coastal Oil Painting 1950's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbour Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ modernist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques COURTADE (192...
Oil
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Sunbathing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Post-Cubist Reclining Nude Interior Composition French Oil Painting by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 46 inches...
Oil
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady In Grey Bathroom Interior by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39 inches Provenance: unsigned, all the paintin...
Oil
Large 20th Century French Post-Cubist Oil Painting La Lavandiere Washing Clothes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Lavandiere by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have c...
Oil
$1,242Sale Price|20% Off
San Francisco 1970's Cubist Abstract City Skyline Oil Painting, signed & framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"San Francisco" Continental School, signed Vogel circa 1970's oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 20.5 inches board: 12 x 19.5 inches provenance: private collection, France c...
Oil, Canvas
Israeli Cubist Modernist Oil Painting "Rosh Shiryon Abir" Armor
Located in Surfside, FL
Shlomo Zafrir is active/lives in Israel, France. Shlomo Zafrir is known for cubist painting. Shlomo Zafrir is a painter and, at the same time, the owner of a nightclub called Omar K...
Canvas, Oil
$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
Mulher Verde, Cubist Oil Painting by Menelaw Sete
By Menelaw Sete
Located in Long Island City, NY
A portrait of a woman in green with her arms outstretched towards the sky. In a cubist style the arms and colors create a tropical feel to this composition.
Oil
Mystical Portrait, Universal Woman Haitian School of Beauty Caribean painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A captivating oil painting by the Haitian master, Albert Desmangles. This piece is a wonderful example of his work within the highly sought-after School of Beauty art movement, which...
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
$6,500
A Rare, Large Modern Night Club Scene by Chicago Af-Am. Artist, William Carter
Located in Chicago, IL
A Rare, Large and Colorful Chicago Modern Night Club Scene by Notable African-American Artist, William Carter (Am. 1909-1996). Painted in a vibrant cubist style, the painting is oil...
Masonite, Oil
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tea Pot & Saucers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.75 x 18 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this a...
Oil
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Nude Lady in Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come ...
Oil
1950s "Yellow Cubist Figure" Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Yellow Cubist FIgure c. 1940-1950's Gouache 15" x 18", silver wood frame 16"x19" Unsigned This striking gouache painting featur...
Gouache
Abstract Walking Figure
By Chris Ritter
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Walking Figure, ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 15.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on verso....
Watercolor, Rag Paper
Sitting woman - Acrylic , 65x92 cm. framed
By Georges Connan
Located in Nice, FR
Wonderful acrylic on wood panel by Georges Connan. Comes with frame Georges Connan born in 1912 and dead in 1987.
Acrylic
$858Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century French Cubist Nude Figure Interior Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title Mid Century French Cubist Nude Figure Interior Modernist Oil Painting Key Details Artist: French School, mid 20th century Title: Nude Figure in Interior Medium: Oil painting on...
Oil Pastel
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
1950's French Cubist Seated Figure Reading Newspaper Modernist Interior Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Seated Figure Reading Newspaper Modernist Interior Study by Jacques Courtade (1924–2010) French artist, mid-20th century Stamped verso oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 26 x 20 ...
Oil
Mid Century French Oil Painting Large Canvas Artist Painting Studio Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 40 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist h...
Oil
$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
$1,826Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Girl in Red Trousers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Girl in the Red Trousers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed upper left corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 21 inches canvas: 25.5 x 20 inc...
Oil
$861Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Cubist Painting Purple Abstract Woman Playing Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1981 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card - double sided image (cat verso) unframed condition: very good and sound; th...
Gouache
Figures, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figures (66) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 21 in. x 33 in. (53.34 cm x 83.82 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 41 inches
Oil, Board
$861Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Lady Seating on Old Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Street by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 18.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist hav...
Oil
Les Dormeuses – Cubist Study of Rest in warm earth tones, Acrylic, 46x61cm, 2024
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Les Dormeuses (The Sleepers) Acrylic on Canvas 46 x 61 cm Les Dormeuses by Grégoire Mathias captures the serene stillness of rest through the fragmented yet harmonious lens of Diach...
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern Cubist Still Life with Natural Palette, Oil and Acrylic Painting, 60x49cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Nature Morte aux Fruits (Still Life with Fruit) Oil and acrylic on canvas 60 × 49 cm Nature Morte aux Fruits revisits the traditional still life through a structured, cubist constru...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$1,030Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Elegant Portrait of Woman in Floral Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait signed by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed dated 1937 canvas : 29 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris C...
Oil
Monumental Cubist Charcoal Drawing Paper on Canvas Signed By Lajos Kantor
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Monumental Artwork Consists of 8 mounted Cubist charcoal drawings mounted on blind canvas frames. Drawing for the Panon Universi...
Canvas
Au Cafe
By Elizabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame size 42 x 52.5 inches ELISABETH RONGET "AU CAFE” OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1940 Elisabeth Ronget 1886-1962 Elisabeth Boehm Ronget was born in 1896 in Conitz, Polan...
Canvas, Oil
$1,333Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Cubist Signed Oil Portrait of Mysterious Blonde Lady Reading
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"La Liseuse" (the reader) by Magali Lucas (French b. 1915) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, in original period mirror lined frame framed: 28 x 21.5 inches canvas : 25 x 18 inches...
Oil, Canvas
Entrée La Gare
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture as well as its influence on artists before him, including Picasso, Van Gogh, and Maillol....
Oil, Panel
$4,353
Apéritif au Cap Ferret – Colourful Cubist Mediterranean Still Life, Acrylic
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Apéritif au Cap Ferret Acrylic on canvas 41 x 33 cm Ornate gold frame included, ready to hang Signed “Mathias” lower left In Apéritif au Cap Ferret, Greg Mathias invites us into a ...
Acrylic, Canvas
$1,890Sale Price|20% Off
1960’s Cubist Portrait of Woman Stunning Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Wladyslaw Szary, circa 1960’s See label reverse for bio details Oil painting on canvas with applied mixed media Canvas is 64cm x 44cm Original frame Good condi...
Mixed Media, Oil
$1,074Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Cubist Signed Oil Lady in Red Seated on Golden Chair in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed lower right Title: Portrait of a lady seated on a golden yellow chair within an interior...
Oil
The Burning Port
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture as well as its influence on artists before him, including Picasso, Van Gogh, and Maillol....
Wood, Adhesive, Oil
$840Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Modernist Cubist Painting Gentleman In Red With Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1968 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Gouache
"Casa de lechera", 20th Century mixed media on cardboard by M. Hernández Mompó
Located in Madrid, ES
MANUEL HERNÁNDEZ MOMPÓ Spanish, 1927 - 1992 CASA DE LECHERA signed "H. Mompó" (upper left) & inscribed "Rotterdam 55" (upper right) with inscrip...
Charcoal, Ink, Wax, Cardboard
The Keeper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture as well as its influence on artists before him, including Picasso, Van Gogh, and Maillol....
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,626Sale Price|20% Off
Cubist Portrait Figures Yellow Abstract Original painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Scene 20th Century, Continental School signed initials pastel painting on paper stuck on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 13.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: ver...
Pastel
$1,355Sale 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
Her Reflection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture as well as its influence on artists before him, including Picasso, Van Gogh, and Maillol....
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,500
'Man Playing a Banjo', American Mid-Century Cubist-Derived Figural Oil, Fifties
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paula Melcher' (American, 20th century) and dated 1956.
Canvas, Oil
$1,965
Seated Nude Artist’s Model with Flowers Modernist Oil Painting Cubist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ modernist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques COURTAD...
Oil
$1,084Sale Price|20% Off
French Cubist Abstract 1970's Painting - Strong Fauvist Color palette
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1970's oil painting on cardboard, framed 21.75 x 17 inches Superbly decorative and bold abstract painting from the 1970's, of French authorship. Painted with st...
Oil
$13,028Sale Price|20% Off
Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919 oil on canvas mounted on panel 116 x 90 cm stamp signature Exhibited: Solo exhibition, Stockholm, Nov-Dec 1917; The Royal Academy Stockholm 1973; Åmells Konsthandel – En internationell kubist, Stockholm & London 2008 Hälsinglands Museum 2011 Millesgården – Dick Beer – Impressionist & Kubist, 2012 Provenance: Within the family Beer until today Dick Beer was born in 1893 in London as Richard Beer, the youngest of five brothers. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a watercolourist who was born in Stockholm and had left Sweden at the age of 17. John Beer instructed his sons in drawing and painting, among other things. A number of sketchbooks bear testimony to the boys’ talent. Dick Beer’s parents died in 1906 and 1907. Barely 15 years old, Beer arrived in Sweden as an orphan. First he lived with relatives and finally he ended up at Reverend Laurell in Västergötland. Dick Beer began his artistic studies at the Althin School of Painting in Stockholm in 1908 and continued at the Royal Academy of Arts in the autumn of 1910, but in September 1912 he broke off his studies and travelled to Paris. He rented a studio and enrolled at the Colarossi and Grande Chaumière academies. In the summer of 1913, Dick Beer travelled to Pont-Aven in Bretagne in order to paint. In September the same year, he held his first solo exhibition in Stockholm which he gave the French title Exposition des tableaux de Bretagne et autour de Paris. The exhibition proved a success. Many of the paintings were executed in a light palette in a style inspired by the impressionists. In 1914, Dick Beer undertook an extensive study trip to Italy, Tunis, Morocco and Spain, which resulted in canvases overflowing with colours and light. When the French army mobilised, he volunteered and was enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. In 1915 Dick Beer sustained severe head injuries in a grenade attack, which resulted in deafness and a nervous condition that would plague him for the rest of his life. Two of his brothers died the following year, fighting for the English army. Dick Beer was hospitalised and convalesced at Château de Rochefort. Here he started painting again, in an impressionist style, a painting dominated by blue and green hues. In 1918, Dick Beer married Ruth Öhrling, a dentist, and their son John was born later in the year. During this time, Beer began experimenting with cubist painting and created several large compositions, including the painting “The Arab Café”. In the years that followed, Dick Beer was based in Paris, where he often moved house. He was instructed by André Lhote, who encouraged his students to work freely in the studio and provided them with individual critique. Beer often travelled to Bretagne or Provence. His artist friends came from all over Europe and included Amedeo Modigliani. Dick Beer exhibited fairly regularly in Paris between 1919 and 1934 and made a name for himself in French artist circles. In the summers, Ruth regularly rented a house in the countryside, often at Lake Mälaren. She kept a large house with many models and friends and there was a lot of painting and discussions. In 1933, the couple divorced but Ruth still loved Dick and continued to support him financially for the rest of his life. Dick Beer also exhibited in Sweden, albeit irregularly due to his failing health. In the 1920s and 1930s, Beer continued to pursue an expressionist painting with intense colours and unexpected perspectives, but eventually he veered towards more naturalistic forms, including a large number of nudes. He also painted several portraits of artists, politicians and writers. In 1938, Dick Beer sojourned in Arles. The budding photographer Christer Strömholm...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
$2,963Sale Price|24% Off
Flower Vendor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed size 41.5 x 52 inches. This painting was exhibited at the Salon Indépendants in 1964, label on verso, Louis-André Margantin was a student at the École Nationale des Arts Déc...
Canvas, Oil
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Golf Players Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Golf Players - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print Immerse yourself in the world of golf with "Golf Players," a limited edition textured canvas print that celebrates the spirit of the sport. This captivating artwork captures the essence of golfing moments...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
$482Sale Price|24% Off
Etude pour le Trio, Colorful Cubist Acrylic on Paper, Signed, 70x55 cm
Located in Cotignac, FR
Cubist acrylic on paper on card by French artist Eliane Versini , signed, dated and titled 'Etude pour le Trio' to the front bottom right and the same to the bottom right reverse. H...
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Nativity Scene, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Nativity Scene (5) by John F. Leonard, American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Canvas (unsigned) Size: 25 in. x 40 in. (63.5 cm x 101.6 cm)
Oil, Board
Study fot he tronconic hall of the Air Palace, 1937. Gouache on paper.
Located in Paris, FR
Study fot he tronconic hall of the Air Palace, 1937. Gouache on paper. This is a study most this artist's most important artistic work. Son of the painter Albert Aublet, Felix enrol...
Gouache
Damisela De Moda, Original Cubist Style Painting on Canvas, Signed, 36x24 in.
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed on front by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,500
Lovers Together
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Marche (1935-2008) was a prolific French artist best known for being one of the most significant pinball machine illustrators of the 1960s and 1970s. Pinball Illustration...
Canvas, Oil
"Matinée au Soleil" By Grégoire Mathias - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Matinée au Soleil (Morning in the Sun) Acrylic on Canvas 40 x 30 cm Matinée au Soleil by Grégoire Mathias is a cubist portrait that reinterprets the human form through geometric fr...
Canvas, Acrylic