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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Valley Town Oil Painting, Cubist Style, Late 19th Century. Signed
Located in Riga, LV
Mikhail ld Dentu. A Russian artist, a talented painter and a graphic artist, one of the leading practitioners and theoreticians of avant-garde, in particular, a member of «The Donkey...
Oil, Canvas
$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
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
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
$1,757
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
$2,048Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Cubist Still Life Grey Muted Tones Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cubist Still Life by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this art...
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
$1,075Sale Price|20% Off
1980's French Abstract Geometric Green and Yellow Landscape, signed & dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated 89' Title: abstract/ cubist landscape in greens and yellows Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 18 x 25.5 inches Provenance: ...
Oil
$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
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 1967. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8.5 x 11 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower center. Excellent condition. Unframed. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardonne...
Watercolor
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
$1,892Sale 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
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
$590Sale Price|28% Off
Mountaintop Pinnacle in Granate, Duo of Abstract Geometric Alpine Landscape Dune
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$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
Fauvist American Modernist Kitchen Fruit Still Life Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist kitchen table fruit still life . Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 15 by 12 inches overall Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Oil
$756Sale 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
$886Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th-Century French Oil Painting Cubist Portrait of Nude Lady signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) signed & dated 1954 oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 11 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condit...
Oil
Calla Mayor, Venice Canal
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Allison (Reese) (1927-2005). Calla Mayor, Venice ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 28 inches; 13 x 29 inches framed. Signed lower right. The artist lived and ...
Oil
$1,292Sale 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
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
$1,508Sale Price|20% Off
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
$539Sale Price|20% Off
GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST OIL PAINTING - CANAL LOCK
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Canal" by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013) oil painting on canvas, framed stamped verso framed: 8.37 x 11.25 inches Very fine 20th century oil painting on canvas by th...
Oil
$773Sale 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
$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
$535Sale Price|20% Off
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
Francisco Bores, La Table grise
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES Spanish, 1898 - 1972 LA TABLE GRISE signed and dated "Borès 48" (lower right) oil on canvas, laid on wood panel 23-5/8 x 32 inches (60 x 81 cm.) framed: 32-1/3 x 40 i...
Oil, Canvas, Wood Panel
Brutalist Cubist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
A bold and evocative pastel on paper by British artist John Alfred Begg (1903–1974), this striking Cubist nude study reflects the artist's Brutalist sensibility through angular forms...
Pastel
$3,500
La Louche, Cubist Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas by Saint-Maur
Located in Long Island City, NY
Saint-Maur, French (1906 - 1979) - La Louche, Year: circa 1950, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left and titled on verso, Size: 13 x 22 in. (33.02 x 55.88 cm), Frame Size: 1...
Oil
$8,946
French Modern Cubist Figurative Abstraction of Greece in Green Red, Blue Acrylic
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Après Midi en Grèce II Acrylic on Canvas 56 x 46 cm Après Midi en Grèce II — Afternoon in Greece II — takes its cue from light rather than landscape. Where many works inspired by t...
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$1,394
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
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
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
$973Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th-Century French Oil Riverside Scene with Figures Rowing and Stone Bridge
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Riverside Scene signed by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 13 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condition: so...
Oil
$8,400Sale Price|30% Off
Italian City (Cubist cityscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Karl Drerup (1904-2000). Italian City, c.1930. Oil on masonite panel, 24 x 32 inches; 34 x 42 in custom frame. Signed lower right. Minor conservation to loss in margins. Price on request Biography: Born in Borghorst, Germany in 1904, Karl Drerup earned a Master’s Degree in graphic arts working under Hans Meid...
Oil, Panel
Abella Cubist Landscape Oil Painting, Framed, Late 20th Century
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the ocher and reddish colors of his first environment are w...
Wood, Oil
Abstract Cubist Seascape Lithograph by Roger Lersy
By Roger Lersy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Roger Lersy, "Abstract Seascape with Boats," Circa 1958. A vibrant lithograph on paper by French artist Roger Lersy (1920–2004), this stunning Cubist-inspired composition features an...
Lithograph
Abstract Female Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1989. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...
Ink, Watercolor
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
$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
$1,605Sale 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
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
Cubist Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian uniform), 1919
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (1893–1938) Sweden, born London Portrait of Gabriele Varese (in Italian Uniform), 1919 stamp signed oil on canvas laid down on panel unframed 116 × 90 cm (45.7 × 35.4 in)...
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Mid Century Cubist Oil Painting of Woman with Flowers in Style of Jacques Villon
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid century cubist figurative of older woman with flowers and basket in style of Jacques Villon (French, 1875 - 1963). Signature (Possibly "Louyot") and dated "1964" lower right corner. Presented in original, gilt-toned painted frame (included as-is). Image size: 36"H x 25"W An early 1900s modern art movement, Cubism focused on exploring relationships between images, perspectives and materials, and opened the door to Abstraction. Cubism began in Paris with Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. The term 'Cubist' was a derisive description by a critic of a geometric landscape painting done by Braque in 1908. Juan Gris, the originator of Collage, joined Picasso and Braque in 1910. Originating influences on Cubism included geometric-shaped paintings of Paul Cezanne, Post-Impressionisms’ emphasis on flat picture surfaces, and Picasso's fascination with the abstraction he perceived in African tribal masks. Aspects of Cubism were Analytical Cubism and Synthetic Cubism (see Glossary). By 1914, the Cubist movement as an organizing force officially terminated with the beginning of World War I. But its effects remain today. "Almost all later art, figurative and abstract, two and three-dimensional, random or hieratic, was conditioned in some way by these new dimensions of reality." (Phaidon) Other French artists associated with Cubism concepts were Fernand Leger, Marcel Duchamp and Nicholas Delauney. In America, leading Cubist painters...
Linen, Oil
1950's French Oil Painting Large Cubist Reclining Nude Modernist Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Cubist Reclining Nude Modernist Figures Composition by Laure Noetzli-Azam (French, 1929–2024) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 42 x 35 inches Provenance: from the artist’s esta...
Oil
$864Sale Price|20% Off
Bright French Modernist Cubist Signed Oil Painting Shapes and Form
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition French, contemporary indistinctly signed oil painting mounted in a card frame, framed glass covering framed: 21 x 25 inches inner frame: : 20 x 24 inches Provenan...
Oil
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 9 x 12.25 inches. Unsigned. Estate stamp on verso side. Excellent condition. N...
Paper, Gouache
$859Sale 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
Mâtinée à l’atelier, Modern Cubist Acrylic Painting, Signed, 40x32 cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Mâtinée à l’atelier (Morning at the Studio) Acrylic on canvas 40 × 32 cm Mâtinée à l’atelier presents a modern cubist interior scene drawn from the artist’s studio, approached as a...
Canvas, Acrylic
Multicolor Abstract Cubist Oil Painting with Monogram Signature MJ
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking abstract Cubist oil on board, signed with the monogram "M.J." in the lower right corner, is the work of a 20th-century German artist. The composition is bold and archit...
Oil, Board
Claude Venard - Voiliers au Port, French Post-Cubist Oil on Canvas c.1970
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Claude Venard (French, 1913–1999), Voiliers au port, oil on canvas, signed lower right and signed again on the reverse, painted circa 1970 — a French post-Cubist harbour scene by a f...
Oil
$1,027Sale 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
$746Sale Price|20% Off
Modern French Cubist Abstract Colourful Signed Oil Painting in Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist composition French school, late 20th century signed oil on board, framed with glass cover framed: 13 x 13 inches board: 9.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France...
Oil
$320Sale Price|45% Off
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
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
$946Sale Price|20% Off
Cross Section of a Pumpkin Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 22 x 33 inches canvas: 21.5 x 32 in...
Oil
$535Sale Price|20% Off
French 20th Century Cubist Still Life Oil Painting Study of Vegetables
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated signed oil on canvas canvas: 15 x 18.5 inches original oil painting condition: very good a...
Oil, Canvas
$859Sale 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