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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French Modernist Cubist Portrait Study of a Woman in Charcoal 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist Cubist Portrait Study of a Woman in Charcoal, 20th Century Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: charcoal on artist paper, unframed. ...
Charcoal, Pencil
Woman Reading by French Window Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Reading by French Window Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9.5 x 6 inches Medium: Oil on canvas...
Oil
$2,639Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil, Laid Paper
Italian Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower...
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
$2,310Sale 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
"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
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Abstract Oil Painting Very Very Thick Impasto Oil Exhibited work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Jean Pierre Stagnaro (1927 - 2013) signed inscribed verso signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 25 x 48 inches canvas: 24.75 x 47.75 inches pro...
Canvas, Oil
Cubist Reclining Male Nude in an Interior French Modernist Charcoal Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Reclining Male Nude in an Interior French Modernist Charcoal Drawing Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: charcoal and pencil on artist paper,...
Charcoal, Pencil
$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
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
$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
Cubist Still Life with Fruit and Compote
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful cubist still life painted in jewel tones. ca. 1970. Oil on masonite panel measuring 20 x 24 inches. Unfrmaed. Signed "Galbrun" lower right.
Masonite, Oil
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
$1,319Sale 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
$1,100
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
$433Sale Price|69% Off
Mid-Century Cubist Cityscape, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century cubist oil and acrylic futuristic cityscape on canvas. Signed bottom right, artist unknown. Highly colourful and well-composed interpretation of a cityscape of the futur...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,485Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting Still Life Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 23.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this art...
Oil
Woman Seated at Piano in Parisian Square French Modernist 20th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Seated at Piano in Parisian Square French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 9 inches Medium: Oil o...
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
Young Girl Seated in an Armchair French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Young Girl Seated in an Armchair French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9.5 x 7.5 inches Medium: Watercolour and...
Color Pencil, Watercolor
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19" Discover the captivating allure of "Abstract Cubist Portrait - HFC 19," a limited edition textured canva...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
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
Pink Artist's Studio Interior with Easel French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist's Studio Interior with Easel French Modernist 20th Century Painting Signed by Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 10.75 x 8 inches Medium: Oi...
Oil
$1,540Sale 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
$990Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting Still Life in Blue Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowers in Blue Vase by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 21.5 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this arti...
Oil
$1,700
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
$5,880Sale 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
$1,650Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Modernist Cubist Oil Painting View of an Old French Town
By Michel Kritz
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French Town by Michel Kritz, unsigned (French 1925-1994) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound cond...
Canvas, Oil
$1,924Sale 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
$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
Nicolas Poliakoff (1899–1976) Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
Nicolas Poliakoff (1899–1976) A stylish Cubist study of a reclining nude, signed and dated 1956. The simplified, geometric treatment of the figure re...
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
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Period Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Rare Artist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare early American modernist cubist abstract by Anita F. Plumb. Framed. Pastel and gouache on paper. Signed. Image size, 20H by 26L.
Canvas, Oil
$2,145Sale 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
Snowy Cityscape - Mid 20th Century Italian Cubist Winter Rooftops Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1977 Italian cubist oil painting depicting snow covered roofs in a city. Striking and excellent quality work in bright and vibrant colours. Excellent c...
Canvas, Oil
$1,700
Hot Air Balloon Flight, Geometric Landscape, Vivid Tones Hue Transitions, Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hot Air Balloon Flight" 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 cu...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Figures in a Jazz Paris Café Interior French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in a Paris Café Interior French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 5.75 x 8.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas...
Oil
$973Sale 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
Parisian Ice Cream Parlour Interior French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parisian Ice Cream Parlour Interior French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9.5 x 6.75 inches Medium: Oil on...
Oil
Post-Cubist Oil Painting French 20th Century, Interior Scene with Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Interior Scene by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist hav...
Oil
$1,760Sale 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
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
$900Sale Price|55% Off
Brattleboro Vermont VT Industrial Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Brattleboro, VT., 1969. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 18 x 22 inches. Measures 22.5 x 26.5 inches in custom float fr...
Watercolor
$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
$1,787
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
$786Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with Blue Teapots & Tall Rose Bottle French Post Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life with Blue Teapots and Tall Rose-Coloured Bottle by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: al...
Oil
$967Sale Price|20% Off
Cubist Landscape - Mid 20th Century Spanish Sunset Oil on Board Spain Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1966 cubist oil on board depicting the sun setting over a Spanish landscape, by Francisco Ramos. Excellent quality work wi...
Oil, Board
Fruits Cubistes – Cubist Still Life with Fruit Bowl, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x27cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Fruits Cubistes (Cubist Fruits) Acrylic on canvas 36 x 27 cm Bold and textured Cubist still life by Grégoire Mathias, featuring a fragmented fruit bowl. A striking composition blend...
Canvas, Acrylic
Cubist Nude Pastel on Paper Study Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning pastel painting on paper by John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974) is an outstanding cubist nude study in blue, purple, and orange-rust colors with contrasting black lines. The...
Pastel
$769Sale Price|20% Off
Head & Shoulders Portrait Young Man 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Man by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 13 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this art...
Oil
$1,094Sale 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
$1,412
Journée de Fête à Arcachon – Cubist Figurative Composition in Diachronic Cubism
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Journée de Fête à Arcachon Acrylic on Canvas 46 x 38 cm Journée de Fête à Arcachon by Grégoire Mathias captures a moment of leisure and festivity through the fragmented perspectiv...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,314Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Young Woman in Beige 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Beige by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 20 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have ...
Oil
$770Sale Price|20% Off
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
Guernica, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Esteban Vera
Located in Yardley, PA
Pablo Picasso's Guernica painting inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great artwork, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France...
Acrylic
$1,412
Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Promenade Acrylic on wood 33.1 x 21.8 cm A compact yet striking cubist composition by French artist Grégoire Mathias, “Promenade” explores human figures through layered geometries and rich earth tones. “Promenade” is a refined, vertically oriented work in acrylic on wood panel by French artist Greg Mathias, a pioneer of Diachronic Cubism—an evolution of Cubism that doesn’t just fragment space, but also folds multiple moments in time into a single frame. In this composition, a solitary figure appears mid-step, portrayed through overlapping forms that subtly shift in posture and position, evoking successive instants of the same walk. Using a palette of earthy ochres, rose-beige tones, slate blues, and deep browns, Mathias blends geometric abstraction with temporal movement. The fractured background enhances the impression of both forward motion and layered time, suggesting the silent passage of moments within a single contemplative scene. Unlike traditional Analytical Cubism, which reduces forms to a still, spatial analysis, this piece embodies motion and transformation—hallmarks of the artist’s unique visual language. Compact in size but conceptually expansive, “Promenade” invites the viewer to witness the echo of steps already taken and those just about to occur. Perfect For: Interior designers sourcing vertical wall art...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$1,300
Red Brezze, Bauhaus Tiles, Geometric Landscape Grid in Red and Blue on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Red Breeze Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 90x90 cm ( 35.4x 35.4 inches). Each canvas includes an aprox. 2 to 3 in. white border on each side, to ensure enough space...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$1,800
Tulip Echo, Pastel Tones Modernist Painting, Bauhaus Flowers on Canvas, Petal
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Tulip Echo" is a painting on canvas by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and cur...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$22,500
Two Fish 20th Century Cubist interior painting of table, fish, french still life
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Framed Size: 21" x 29" Circa 1947 Provenance: Gallery Romanet, Paris circa 1948. Sothebys New York circa 1985. Private Collection, UK. Claude Venard frequently incorporated fish ...
Canvas, Oil