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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Landscape, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Landscape Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1937 Oil on board Size: 6.25 x 8.75 in. (15.88 x 22.23 cm) Frame Size: 8.75 x 11 inches
Oil, Board
L'Episoir, Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Casting a silhouette against the washed red wall of the building, the figure with a conical gently holds a mandolin while it stares up at the open window above. L’Episoir Benjamin B...
Canvas, Oil
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Composition, Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
“Composition” is a oil on canvas painting by Modern artist Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Form, Cubist Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by American artist Benjamin Benno of a faceless floating figure. Abstract Form Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1933 Oil on canvas, signed and dated u...
Oil
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An Evocation on Man and Nature, Abstract Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1939
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited wit...
Canvas, Oil
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Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jessica Rice from 1985. A cubist scene of figures on a tropical beach. Framed in silver wood frame. Artist: Jessica Rice Title: Bathers Year: 1985 Medium: Oil ...
Canvas, Oil
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Standing Figure, Modern Gouache Painting by Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
A shy and dirty man stands alone in a muted landscape, his hand timidly resting on his collarbone. His clothes are disheveled, a dark pair of overalls slouching across his too-narrow...
Gouache
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Allegoric Composition
Located in Long Island City, NY
Benjamin Bennon most prominently worked in the cubist tradition, stretching and fracturing the figures of his subjects in order to take new approaches to their meaning and interpreta...
Gouache
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Interieur No. 1, Cubist Painting by Benno 1937
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on canvas of a cubist still life by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-...
Oil, Canvas
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Cubist Still Life with Grapes, Painting by Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
While French artist Marcel Salinas is most well-known as a master lithographer who worked with artists such as Pablo Picasso, he was also a prolific and well-exhibited painter in his...
Paper, Oil
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Two Women in Interior, Modern Cubist Painting by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two Women Andre Minaux, French (1923–1986) Date: circa 1970 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 77 x 61 in. (195.58 x 154.94 cm) Frame Size: 80.5 x 65 inches
Canvas, Oil
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Bathing Beauties
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a magnificent all original figurative collage in paper by artist Jilla Mannana. Ms. Mannana studied fine art in Iran for many years and has just recently decided to lice now in America. Bathing Beauties...
Mixed Media
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A Charm Against All Evils, Modern Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1941
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting on canvas by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 24 x 30 inches, signed and dated upper left. By the early 1930's Benno had established a reput...
Canvas, Oil
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The Isometric Quartet, Modern Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1948
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil and sand painting on wood by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 32 x 18.75 inches, signed and dated lower left. By...
Canvas, Oil
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Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - 2016) Title: Couple with Bouquet Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 70 x 48 inches Frame Size: 74 x 51 inches
Oil
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Diamonds
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered mixed media painting by American artist Robert McIntosh, (1916-2010.) Diamonds, is an original mixed media oil on canvas board, signed, c. 1958 with an...
Mixed Media
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The Model
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered original pastel by American artist Hans Burkhardt. The Model, is an original pastel on paper, signed, dated 1967, fair original condition with some fol...
Pastel
Girl with Cock, Oil Painting by Reginald Wilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Reginald Wilson, American (1909 - 1993) Title: Girl with Cock Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame: 33.5 x 28 inch...
Canvas, Oil
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The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) Title: The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place Date: October, 1946 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.l. Size: 24 in. x 31 in. (60.96 ...
Oil
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Progress
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 d...
Canvas, Oil
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King of Clubs, Cubist, 1958
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting an exceptional mixed media oil on panel, "King of Clubs", by American artist Robert McIntosh. Robert McIntosh was an extremely prolific artist whose paintings were exhi...
Oil
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A Walk in the Clouds
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 d...
Oil
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Hiding Sunflower
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 th...
Oil
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Serenade
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 d...
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Musique Abstract
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 d...
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Cosmopolitan
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 d...
Canvas, Oil
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The Aviary
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 d...
Oil
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Cubist Abstract in Green
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 th...
Oil
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Morning Sunflowers
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 d...
Canvas, Oil
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The Dessert
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 d...
Oil
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The Broken Vase
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. Due to his intense fascination with the cubist avant garde movement, into 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 Broken Vase...
Oil
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Fish, Wine, and Song
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 d...
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Facade
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 d...
Oil, Canvas
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The Penguin
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. Due to his intense fascination with the cubist avant garde movement, into 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 Penguin...
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Raison d'etre
By Ferdinand Pire
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Ferdinand Pire, focuses his painting in an old world art medium, eglomise'. This is a process of reverse painting on glass, allowing the a...
Paint
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Construct
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 d...
Canvas, Oil