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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$2,700Sale Price|40% Off
Grayscale Cubist Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century
Located in Soquel, CA
A contemporary industrial grayscale geometric abstract with brown accents by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Evoking a highly abstracted urban cityscape from abov...
Canvas, Oil
Table de Miro
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Just discovered within the archives of American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010), we present for the first time, a magnificent mixed media painting, Table de Miro. Table de Miro, i...
Mixed Media
$1,613Sale Price|20% Off
French Cubist 20th Century Oil Painting Nude Lady with Green Apples signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nu aux Pommes by Helene Dadone (French cubist artist 20th century) monogrammed and dated, oil on board, unframed inscribed verso board: 20 x 26 ...
Oil
$1,407Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting The Crab & Lemon Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 29 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come...
Oil
$656Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract Cactus, Sculptured Totem 3D Shapes in Green, Purple, Pink on Beige
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Abstract Cactus" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculptura...
Oil, Handmade Paper
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 14 x 10.5 inches. Unsigned. Estate stamp on verso side. Excellent condition. ...
Paper, Gouache
Mid Century Modern Cubist Painting w/ Figures of Children by Spurlock c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid century modern figural abstract painting with a touch of cubism. Original oil on canvas. Dimensions 35 1/2" x 23 1/2". Frame dimensions 41" x 29". Very good vintage conditi...
Canvas, Oil
$390Sale Price|37% Off
The Golden Rule, Color Field, Abstract Geometric Landscape in Pastel Tones, 2022
Located in Barcelona, ES
"The Golden Rule" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. These color field paintings are inspired by both modernist shapes of the fifties and sixties combined with ...
Oil, Acrylic, Paper
$537Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Modernist Gouache Painting Colorful Cubist Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1978 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Gouache
Abstract Composition
By Chris Ritter
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Abstract Composition ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 17.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on v...
Watercolor, Rag Paper
$900Sale Price|55% Off
Construction Scene Industrial Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Construction Scene, 1935. Gouache on cardboard, panel measures 9 x 11 inches; 19 x 21 inches framed. Signed, dated lower c...
Watercolor
$2,010Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Female Nude Grey & Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Woman in Cubist Interior 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 ...
Oil
French Cubist Portrait of a young girl
Located in Woodbury, CT
Mattais Cartier (French, circa 1910–1960) Cubist Figure with Raised Arm, 1947 Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right Executed in 1947, this bold and architectonic composition ...
Oil
$863Sale Price|20% Off
1970's French Modernist Cubist Painting Seated Nude Woman Purple Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed (dated 1975) original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few cur...
Gouache
Boats in harbour. Contemporary Cubist Acrylic on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary cubist acrylic on canvas by French artist Lombardo. Signed bottom right. This artwork masterfully captures an abstract maritime scene, characterized by vivid geometric...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Teen Girl" Mid Century Cubist Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Teen Girl" Mid Century Cubist Figurative Portrait in Oil on Canvas This piece depicts the figure through interlocking geometric forms structured by vertical bands. A restrained pa...
Canvas, Oil
$537Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with Enamel Jug and Flowering Bulbs French Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Flowering Bulbs 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 artist have...
Oil
Tugboat WPA era painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...
Ink
$1,298Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Woman Turquoise Dress
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Woman in the Turquoise Dress 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 ...
Oil
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29 - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faces Abstract Collection by Irena Orlov Introducing "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 29" - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print "Abstract Cubist ...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1946. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 9 x 6; 13 x 10 inches in matting. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born...
Watercolor
$1,629Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Cubist Figure Grey Black and Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Cubist Figure in Grey.Black and Blue colors by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 19.5 inches Provenance:...
Oil
Minglei Wang Cubism Original Oil On Canvas "Woman With Mirror"
By Minglei Wang
Located in New York, NY
Title: Woman With Mirror Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year: 2000...
Canvas, Oil
Point Pleasant NJ New Jersey Beach Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Point Pleasant NJ New Jersey Beach Landscape 1960. 11 x 14.5 inches. Watercolor, gouache and ink on paper, sheet measures ...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
$12,000
Sailboats
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. "Sailboats ”, is an original oil on canvas, signed, dated 1980, with an image dimension of 20 x 24 inches, set into the original artists wood frame; a painting which clearly defines his talent as a fine cubist artist...
Oil
$624Sale Price|20% Off
French Modernist Still Life with Bottle, Checked Mug and Oil Lamp
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Modernist Still Life with Bottle, Checked Mug and Oil Lamp by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 16 inches Provena...
Oil
Man in a Cap and Coat on a Winter Tree-Lined Path French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man in a Cap and Coat on a Winter Tree-Lined Path French Modernist Pencil Drawing on Canvas Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9.75 x 6.25 inches M...
Color Pencil
Woman Dining in a Pink Paris Café French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Dining in a Paris Café French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unfr...
Oil
$1,629Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Grey Cubist French Signed Oil Painting c.1970's Period
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, cubist artist circa 1970's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 16 inches provenance: private collection condition: a couple of marks to the surface but overall good ...
Oil
Song of Europe
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 stu...
Oil
$679Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Coffee Pot & Cup Still Life
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Coffee Pot and Cup by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by...
Oil
$809Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Portrait Woman in Head Scarf
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait 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 artist have come f...
Oil
Modern French Coastal Landscape Painting, Cubist Architecture Oil and Acrylic
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Paysage de la Cote d'Azur 65 x 54 cm Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Paysage de la Côte d'Azur captures a Mediterranean port town from an elevated, shifting viewpoint — rooftops, facades,...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New...
Watercolor
Cubist Painting from 1918-19, Portrait of Dr Mens III
By Dick Beer
Located in Stockholm, SE
Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) Portrait of Dr Mens III, 1918-1919 oil on board 70 x 50 cm stamp signed painted c. 1918-1919 Provenance: Within the family Beer until today Dick Beer (1893-1938) Dick Beer was born in London in 1893. His father, John Beer (1853-1906), was a Swedish painter from Stockholm who had a career mainly as a watercolour painter with motifs of horses from racetracks and fox hunts from the countryside. Barely fifteen years old, Dick Beer became an orphan and came to Sweden in 1907. Already in 1908-1909, he started at Althin's painting school in Stockholm. And later, at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1910-1912. His teachers were, among others, Gustaf Cederström, Oscar Björk and Alfred Bergström...
Oil, Board
$749Sale Price|20% Off
Abstract French Cubist Modernist Signed Oil Painting, 20th century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist composition French School, late 20th century indistinctly signed oil on board, framed with glass cover framed: 13 x 13 inches board: 9.5 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private colle...
Oil
Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1968. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 20 x 12.75 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New ...
Ink, Watercolor
Studio Still Life - Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting Lhote
By Béatrice Appia
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's French cubist oil on canvas depicting a studio still life with artist's palette, brushes and bowl of cherries by Béatrice Appia. Rar...
Canvas, Oil
Cubist Female Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 8 x 12.25 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New...
Watercolor, Ink
$656Sale Price|20% Off
Garden Sculpture, Pastel Palette, Abstract Render Shapes Pink, Yellow Monumental
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Garden Sculpture I" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculpt...
Oil
$1,303Sale Price|20% Off
1950s French Cubist Abstract Town Procession Figures Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title 1950s French Cubist Abstract Town Procession Figures Oil Painting Key Details Artist: French School, circa 1950s–60s Title: Procession of Figures Medium: Oil painting on canvas, framed Size: Framed 20.25 x 24.25 inches, painting 19.75 x 24 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condition: Very good and pleasing condition Signature: Not specified Description A striking mid century French Cubist-style oil painting depicting a procession of small figures moving through an abstract town scene. The buildings are broken into flattened planes of ochre, terracotta, cream, pale blue and grey, with orange rooftops and angular architectural forms giving the composition its rhythm. Along the lower edge, the line of dark figures adds a wonderful sense of theatre and movement. Framed at just over 24 inches wide, this is a very usable scale for a hallway, study, sitting room or dining space. The warm terracotta and ochre tones would sit naturally with wood, linen, plaster, stone or antique furniture, while the touches of blue give the piece a fresher, more modern note. It has enough detail to reward close looking, but the broad Cubist structure also reads well from across a room. The appeal of this painting lies in its balance of charm and structure. It feels distinctly French, with the subject of a town gathering handled in a modern, design-led way rather than as a traditional street scene. From a private collection in France, it would suit a layered interior where European mid century painting...
Oil
Cubist Female Nude Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966, 9 x 14 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark...
Watercolor
L'Interesse - Colorful Mixed Media Original Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In his abstract figurative work, internationally collected artist Alessandro Siviglia deconstructs everyday objects, landscapes, and human subjects into colorful geometric shapes in ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,200
Abella Flowers and Fruits original still life Cubist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella original still life cubist acrylic painting - Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the o...
Wood, Oil
$950Sale Price|30% Off
French 1960's Cubist Abstract Painting Musicians in Band Playing Colorful Image
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Musical Band French Cubist artist, indistinctly signed and dated 1962 watercolour on artist paper, unframed Painting: 15 x 22 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condi...
Watercolor
Paris Rooftops - Mid 20th Century French France Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful signed and dated 1963 French cubist oil on canvas depicting Paris rooftops. Signature in bottom right corner is indistinct. A lovely painting in excellent condition. Art...
Canvas, Oil
The Museum Reception, Abstract vs Figurative Bodies, Pink and Gray Diptych 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful painting by Alberto de Blobs (Barcleona, 1982). Alberto is a talented painter whose elaborate mixture of figurative and free form ...
Acrylic, Paper
Théière et Citron by Georges Braque - Still life painting
Located in London, GB
Théière et Citron by Georges Braque (1882-1963) Oil on panel 22.5 x 25 cm (8 ⅞ x 9 ⅞ inches) Signed lower left, G. Braque Executed in 1947 Provenance: Perls Galleries, New York Fuji...
Canvas, Oil
$1,086Sale Price|20% Off
Amazing Mid 20th Century Cubist Abstract Cubist Oil Painting Listed Artist
By Jean Besnard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Excellent quality large scale original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Jean Besnard (1922-2007). signed oil on board, unframed board: 24 x 32 inches provenance: private ...
Oil
$1,900
Abella Fruits Vertical original still life Cubist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Abella original still life cubist acrylic painting Juan Jose Abella Rubio was born in Estercuel, a hamlet anchored in the Teruel mining basin in March 1944. In his painting the oche...
Wood, Oil
$5,245
House on the Hill (Cubist Composition) - Original oil on canvas, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Georges Terzian House on the Hill (Cubist Composition) Oil on canvas Signed bottom right Signed and titled on the back On Canvas 55 x 46 cm (c. 22 x 1...
Oil
$419Sale Price|20% Off
Vista de un Puerto, Cubist Oil Painting on Cardboard, Framed, 1990
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra va firmada por el artista en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1990 El estado de conservación es bueno Se presenta enmarcada la obra (sin cristal) Medidas de la obra: 70...
Oil
$4,600Sale Price|20% Off
French Cubist mid century 1950s Portrait of a young girl
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful French mid-20th-century portrait of a young girl holding her hand up. The artist was a highly talented painter in the Cubist style. He painted interiors, portraits, and la...
Oil
$1,081Sale 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
The Shipwreck, Abstract Geometric Landscape in Black and White, Gray Rectangles
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful painting by Alberto de Blobs (Barcleona, 1982). Alberto is a talented painter whose elaborate mixture of figurative and free form ...
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper
Florero, Cubist Still-Life Original Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 2016
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed lower front by Fernando Fernandez. Canvas is sretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasona...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Dinner Business Meeting -Midcentury Modern Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: Dinner Business Meeting - Midcentury Modern Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print Step into the timeless charm of "Dinner Business Meeting," a limited edition textured canvas...
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
Passaic River NJ Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Passaic River Landscape 1967. 9.5 x 13 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. ...
Ink, Watercolor
Secret Exit, Gray and Turquoise, Translucent Cubist Shades, Avant-Garde Painting
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful painting by Alberto de Blobs (Barcleona, 1982). Alberto is a talented painter whose elaborate mixture of figurative and free form ...
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper
Rendez-Vous
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Belgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the French ...
Oil