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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The Vanguard Series Nr. XXII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XXII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by unknown artist (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotte...
Oil, Board
$2,447
The Vanguard Series Nr. XXI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XXI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Oil, Board
Modernist Still Life with Teapot Bottle & Bowl Soft Green Terracotta French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Still Life with Teapot Bottle and Bowl Soft Green and Terracotta French Oil Painting by Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) pupil of André Lhote oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
Beautiful Large Scale Antique French Cubist Oil Painting Figurative 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
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tea & Saucer Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Table Interior Still Life signed by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have...
Oil
Post-Cubist Gouache Painting on Paper, Mid-20th Century, Unframed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Town Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE gouache painting on artist paper stuck on board, unframed board: 20 x 24.5 inches Provenance: al...
Gouache
Post-Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed, Mid-20th Century, Signed Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Still Life Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 19 x 23 inches canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: all th...
Oil
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
$1,819
Mid Century French Cubist Oil Painting Red Roof Tops Town Signed Large Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cubist Town Landscape French, mid 20th century indistinctly signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 36.5 x 35.5 inches canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches Titled verso Provenance: private col...
Oil
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
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
Cubist-Inspired Portrait, Oil on Board, Framed, Late 20th Century
Located in Cotignac, FR
Cubist-inspired portrait. Oil on board by Marius Oddo. Stamped to the reverse of the frame. This striking artwork features a cubist-inspired portrait that melds abstract geometry wi...
Oil, Board
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
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
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
Rainbow lady
Located in London, London
oil on canvas one-of-a-kind unique hand signed The canvas will be shipped STRETCHED, framed, if requested All custom charges are included in the final price agreed
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$7,613Sale 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
$6,117Sale Price|40% Off
Women in Deckchairs
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
Self Portrait - Mid 20th Century Swedish Modernist Cubist Artist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful mid 20th century Swedish oil on canvas self portrait of an artist wearing a beret. Very decorative work in the cubist style w...
Canvas, Oil
$2,120Sale 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
$1,490Sale 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
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
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
"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
$667Sale Price|25% Off
Color Bloom, Bauhaus Vertical Painting in Purple & Turquoise Arches Grid, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of Bauhaus architecture, while at the same time exploring bright an...
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
$2,016
Landscape of the Ampurdán Spain oil on canvas painting spanish europe
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical sheet - Artist: Joan Carles Roca Sans (b. 1946) - Title: *Landscape of the Ampurdán* - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 ...
Oil, Canvas
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
Fine Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Portrait of Angular Seated Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 14 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist h...
Oil
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
Cubist Floral Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 16 x 20 inches; 22 x 26 inches in period frame. Signed l...
Oil
The Yellow Mandolin
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Premiering for the first time in three decades, the original paintings of American artist Maurice Green. Born in 1908 in Latvia, Maurice Green studied with prominent artists of the day before settling in Los Angeles in the 1930’s. The artist continued his art education and began exhibiting throughout galleries in Southern California. As with many artists, his earliest style was more realist imagery, transitioning through his intense fascination with the cubist avant-garde movement, into specific cubist imagery which became the trademark style of painting for the remainder of his life. This is the first presentation of the paintings of Maurice Green since his death in 1993. “The Yellow Mandolin”, is an exceptional early work, an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1974, with an image dimension of 40 x 30 inches; a painting which clearly defines his talent as a fine cubist artist...
Oil
Antique Danish Modernist Abstract Signed & Framed Cubist Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Danish modernist abstract cubist oil painting by Eugène Sala (1899 - 1987). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 19 by 13 inches overall. In excellent original conditi...
Oil, Board
Art Deco Cubist Woman Study Black Pencil Drawing by Wouyart
Located in Atlanta, GA
An engaging modernist pencil study of a seated woman by French artist Wouyart (20th Century). The figure is rendered with a refined economy of line, where traced contours, subtle sha...
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
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
$3,485Sale Price|20% Off
Departure, cubism, contemporary art, de Kooning, modern art, expressionism
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled “Convergence.” This captivating series explores the concept of deconstruction through a unique interplay of lines and color. Rather than relyin...
Charcoal, Acrylic
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
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
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Impressionist New York Cityscape Framed Original Oil Painting
By Kamil Kubik
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist oil painting by Kamil Kubik (1930 - 2011). Oil on board. Housed in a nice giltwood impressionist frame. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$1,577Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1960's French Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas Amazing Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition French School, circa 1960's period oil on canvas, unframed painting: 21 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition
Oil, Canvas
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
$1,180Sale 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
$1,275Sale Price|25% Off
Geometric Bauhaus Patterns Painting in Vivid Tones, Coloured Horizons, Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Coloured Horizons" 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 ...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$980Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
"Untitled" Tully Filmus, Abstract, Cubist, Colorful, Pink, Blue and Yellow
By Tully Filmus
Located in New York, NY
Tully Filmus Untitled, circa 1950s Signed lower right Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Tully Filmus was a Russian-born American realist painter known for his figurative scenes, portrai...
Canvas, Oil
$850
Lakeside Mirage, Abstract Geometric Bauhaus Landscape, Blue, Red, Tiles, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of Bauhaus architecture, while at the same time exploring bright an...
Oil, Paper
The Musical Room
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
$271
Ginger Jar Extraordinaire, Vibrant Still Life Painting, Interior Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
A joyful ginger jar in a colourful room, this piece takes a little inspiration from Matisse with the striped wall and organic patterning on the vase. Painted in acrylic on an extra d...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Interior Salon Bureau Desk & Chair
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Interior Room with Bureau Desk and Rococo style chair by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 20 inches Provenanc...
Oil
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Modernist Floral Still Life Geometric Oil Painting Soft Pastel Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Floral Abstract Still LIfe by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983), signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 29 inches Provenance: private collection of the artists work, Normandy, ...
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
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
$864Sale 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
Cubist Still LIfe Oil Painting Wine Fruit Coffee American 1960 Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century American oil painting depicting a dynamic still life painting of a kitchen interior. Great colors and composition are the highlights along with the unique shape of the...
Oil, Board
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Vases and Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Vases by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ...
Oil
$3,557
Blue boy
Located in London, London
a blue boy oil on canvas original painting one of a kind hand signed will be shipped stretched unframed 'Like Henri Matisse and Italian Renaissance painters like Giotto, I ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$4,750
Cubist American Modernist Opera Box Seat Theatre Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist opera view interior oil painting by Dorothy Van Loan (1904 - 1999). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size,...
Canvas, Oil
Provence Landscape - Large Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large c.1960 French oil on paper laid on board cubist influenced landscape by Oleg Zinger. The work depicts a summer landscape with white build...
Laid Paper, Oil
$1,615Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting City River Landscape & Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
River Landscape by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have...
Oil
$761Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century Cubist Oil Painting on Paper, Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Abstract Construction French School, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on paper, laid on a board, unframed Board size: 28.5 x 23.5 inches Expressionist mid 20th French oil painti...
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