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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Tall Weathered Bronze Ceramic Abstract Cubist Brutalist Sculpture -JUDY ENGEL
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel. Heavy in weight. Titled: ENLIGHTENMENT Solid slabs create this cubist style sculpture that Engel is recogn...
Ceramic, Glaze
Cubist Architectural Ceramic Sculpture by Judy Engel
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel. Heavy in weight. Titled: THE STATE DEPARTMENT Solid slabs and sheres create this cubist style sculpture t...
Ceramic, Glaze
Musica
By Ulises Jimenez Obregon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ULISES JIMENEZ "MUSICA" METAL, SIGNED COSTA RICA, 2022 30 INCHES Ulises Jiménez Obregón was born in La Mansion de Nicoya, Costa Rica, in November 1953. He studied Plastic Arts at the Autonomous University of Central America. 1992 He attended the drawing and painting workshop of the painter Eduardo Barracosa, and followed courses of painting at the ESEMPI School of Art, with the painter Francisco Alvarado Avella. In addition to making sculptures in wood and stone "nicoya marble", he is also a painter. As a sculptor he has around 300 sculptures cataloged and sold all over the world, with works in Europe, Latin America, North America, Canada and Asia. EXHIBITIONS: From 1984 to 2010, he has participated in more than 50 group exhibitions, among others: National Exhibition of Plastic Arts of the Costa Rican Art Museum. Zentic Art Exhibition at the Old Customs National Museum of Costa Rican Art and Embassy of Japan, September 2010. Painting Contest of the North American Costarican Cultural Center. Drawing Contest of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. He has participated in the following sculpture exhibitions and symposiums: I Meeting of Pacific Sculptors, held in Canton de Orotina in 2006. International Sculpture Meeting in Punta Arenas 2007. Sculptural Encounter of San Ramón 2008. I Symposium of Guadalupe 2009. IV International Credomatic Sculpture Symposium, Barva de Heredia, February 2009. He was selected for the Second Biennial of Painting and Sculpture of the ICE Group, March 2009. II Symposium of Guadalupe, 2010. Sculptural Exhibition 2010 organized by the Municipal School of Integrated Arts of Santa Ana, (March-April 2010). I International Symposium of Plastic Arts, Tejeda, Gran Canaria...
Metal
$31,600Sale Price|20% Off
Pichet Gravé Gris (Ceramic Pitcher)
Located in Aventura, FL
White earthenware ceramic pitcher painted in black, white and grey patina with knife engraving and partial brushed glaze. Inscribed 'Edition Picasso' in black and with the Edition P...
Earthenware, Ceramic
$20,000
Unique Ceramic Cubist Bust
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Unknown, in the style of Pablo Picasso Medium: Painted Terracotta Sculpture Size: 27 tall x 15 x 12 inches
Ceramic
$5,500
Violinist (1981). Ed 2/9 - contemporary, cubist, figurative, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary bronze table top sculpture of a violinist is by Howard Newman. A much-admired and celebrated American painter, sculptor, art restorer and inventor, Howard Newman h...
Bronze
Four Dancers
Located in New York, NY
Partially glazed terre-de-faïence convex wall plaque painted in black and white, 1956. Edition of 450. With the Madoura Plein Feu and Empreinte Originale de Picasso stamps, verso. ...
Clay, Ceramic
Poisson Bleu A.R.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso and numbered from an edition of 200 (underneath) white earthenware ceramic plate, partially engraved, with coloured engobe...
Ceramic
Intricacy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze by Pascal Jarrion Born in 1961 in Perpignan, France, Pascal Jarrion was immersed in the rich Catalan culture of the region—an area whose unique light and landscape have hist...
Bronze
$18,500
Accordianist
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....
Bronze
Música
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique patinated metal cubist sculpture. Ulises Jiménez Obregón was born in La Mansion de Nicoya, Costa Rica, in November 1953. In 1968 he obtained a diploma of "Honor of Merit" i...
Metal
Palladium Glazed Heavy Ceramic Abstract Architectural Sculpture by JUDY ENGEL
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed (palladium) solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel. Heavy in weight. Title: Ganesh Solid slabs create this cubist style sculpture that Engel is re...
Ceramic, Glaze
Horse Plate, Cubist Bronze Plaque by Isaac Kahn
By Isaac Kahn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Isaac Kahn, Lithuanian (1950 - ) - Horse Plate, Year: 1996, Medium: Bronze Plaque, Edition: 15/99, Size: 15.75 x 15.75 in. (40.01 x 40.01 cm)
Bronze
Hombre
By Roberto Lisano
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ROBERTO LISANO "HOMBRE" WOOD, SIGNED COSTA RICA, DATED 1995 13 X 11.5 INCHES Roberto Lisano Born 1951 Lizano in the work of the significance of the matter is ess...
Wood
Standing Female Nude After Alexander Archipenko
By Walt Kuhn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Illustrated: "Walt Kuhn, Painter, His Life and Work, by Phillip Rhys Adams, page 67, plate 27, Courtesy of Kennedy Galleries-Kuhn Estate (see photo) Kuhn’s sculptures were collected...
Wood
Abstract Signed Cubist Bronze Sculpture "Cats" Chicago Bauhaus Woman Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
This listing is just for the sculpture. (the picture of the ad is for reference and is not included.) Marie Zoe Greene-Mercier was an artist, writer and arts activist who worked in t...
Travertine, Bronze
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
'Blue Tone Tower': Modernist Vibrant Blues Cubist Sculpture by Bill Low
Cubist Cat Sculpture by Karin Swildens, Austin Productions
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cubist sculpture of a cat designed by Karin Swildens for Austin Productions from 1989. Made of plaster with a white matte finish, the sculpture is stamped with the maker's and design...
Plaster
Price Upon Request
Cubist Sculpture "The Regular", Wood, Signed, 1914, 65x15 cm
Located in CANNES, FR
Louis Marcoussis ( 1878 -1941 ) The regular ( 1920 ) . cubist sculpture . wood . signed under G. 1914 .probably Guillaume Apollinaire portrait a...
Wood
Price Upon Request
Primavera
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present an original very early bronze, (1958) by American sculptor Robert Russin. Robert Russin began his career as a WPA sculptor, and received dozens of commission...
Bronze
Price Upon Request
"Petit masque découpé Montserrat", 20th Century Bronze by Julio González
Located in Madrid, ES
JULIO GONZÁLEZ Spanish, 1876 - 1942 PETIT MASQUE DÉCOUPÉ MONTSERRAT signed "GONZALEZ" 5 of an edition of 9 Cire Perdue "C. VALSUANI" foundry seal bronze...
Bronze
Price Upon Request
Emergence
Located in West Hollywood, CA
It is with great pleasure that we present the original works of American artist Robert Russin (1914-2007) Robert Russin began his career as a WPA sculptor, and received dozens of...
Marble
$450
H 10.63 in W 3.94 in D 1.58 in
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture in a range of colors
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Glossy ceramic popsicle sculpture handmade for wall installation. Available at Variant colorful glaze. Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe Zimmerman...
Ceramic, Glaze
$4,280
H 9.75 in W 11 in D 9.5 in
"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Stone
Pichet, Femme à la fleur
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic piece
Ceramic
$13,085
H 18.12 in W 47.25 in D 6.7 in
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Bronze
Breakin' Out
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original bronze sculpture by artist Gerald Balciar. Edition 47/75.
Bronze
$2,400
H 1.75 in Dm 17 in
Ceramic #14 2017 original handmade signed unique large Talavera plate 18x18x2in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949) "Ceramic #14", 2017 Ceramic plate in Uriarte's Talavera 45 x 45 x 4.5 cm. (17.75 x 17.75 x 1.75 in.) Hand-signed by author ___________________________...
Enamel
$4,500
H 20 in W 20 in D 4 in
"Signs Nr.2" Sculpture 20 x 20 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Signs Nr.2" Sculpture 20 x 20 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis Medium: Ceramic From the SIGNS series Approximate weight 32 lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukrai...
Ceramic
$2,232
H 7.01 in W 5.01 in D 3.75 in
Maurizio Cattelan, Yes! (Lightbulb) - Light Sculpture (Porcelain)
Located in Hamburg, DE
Maurizion Cattelan Yes!, 2019 Medium: Light sculpture (Porcelain, LED lightbulb 230V) Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 9.5 cm Edition of 500: The work comes with a stamped certificate of au...
Porcelain
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.5 in W 12 in D 11 in
'Blue Tone Tower': Modernist Vibrant Blues Cubist Sculpture by Bill Low
Unavailable|$20,545
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in
Pichet Têtes, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Sculpture, Ceramic, Pitcher, Design
Located in Geneva, CH
Pichet Têtes, Pablo Picasso, 1950's, Sculpture, Ceramic, Pitcher, Design Pichet têtes Ed. 500 pcs 1956 White earthenware clay, oxidized paraffin decorati...
Ceramic, Clay
$650
H 10 in W 7 in D 10 in
Cubist Cat Sculpture by Karin Swildens, Austin Productions
Located in Pasadena, CA
Cubist sculpture of a cat designed by Karin Swildens for Austin Productions from 1989. Made of plaster with a white matte finish, the sculpture is stamped with the maker's and design...
Plaster
Unavailable|$72,235
H 10.01 in Dm 10.01 in
Petit masque central, Pablo Picasso, 1960's, Unique, Design, Plate, Theater
Located in Geneva, CH
Petit masque central, Pablo Picasso, 1960's, Unique, Design, Plate, Theater Petit masque central Unique work 16.5.63 Painted and partially glazed ceramic D. 25.4 cm / 9.8 in. D. 33 ...
Ceramic, Earthenware
Cubist Couple
By Charna Rickey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
CHARNA RICKEY "THE COUPLE" BRONZE, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1976, 14.5 INCHES OVERALL Recent casting
Bronze
Grand Poisson (Big Fish) Clay Dish
Located in Aventura, FL
Madoura round dish of white earthenware clay. From the edition of 100. Dish size 16.5 inches (diameter). Frame size approx 22 x 22 inches. Ramie 332. Inscribed 'C.100' and with ...
Clay, Earthenware
Dancer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joseph Martinek 1915-1989 Joseph Martinek (Jr.) was born December 2, 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio to a well-known Cleveland family. His father, Joseph Martinek Sr., a multi-lingual Czech...
Resin
Ramoneur IV
Located in Madrid, ES
EDUARDO ARROYO Spanish, 1937 - 2018 RAMONEUR IV signed, dated and numbered "ARROYO / 1982 / 1/6" (on the side of the neck) "MAGISA" foundry seal (on the side of the neck) bronze and ...
Bronze
Sold
H 39 in W 47 in D 3 in
"Against All Odds" Mixed media wall Sculpture 39" x 47" in by Tasneem El-Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Against All Odds" Mixed media wall Sculpture 39" x 47" in by Tasneem El-Meshad 3D woodcut on canvas Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a ...
Canvas, Wood
Sold
H 24.5 in W 18 in D 14 in
Abstract Geometric Cubist Painted Wood Sculpture Head Italian Neo Figurative Art
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted wood assemblage sculpture by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome head portrait bust. This was signed on a brass or bronze plaque but that has gone missing. It is unsigned. I believe there might be a studio stamp on the bottom. Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints. Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art. Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints. He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend. Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life. Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck...
Wood, Oil
Ramoneur II
Located in Madrid, ES
EDUARDO ARROYO Spanish, 1937 - 2018 RAMONEUR II signed, dated and numbered "ARROYO / 1982 / 1/6" (on the side of the neck) "MAGISA" foundry seal (on the side of the neck) bronze and ...
Bronze
Destiny
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion was born in Perpignan, France, in 1961. It is a region known for its Catalan culture and an area that has influenced many artists before him including Picasso, Van Gog...
Terracotta
Purity
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal Jarrion Terracotta Pascal Jarrion was born in Perpignan, France, in 1961. It is a region known for its Catalan culture and an area that has influenced many artists before hi...
Ceramic
Standing Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LORRIE GOULET "STANDING NUDE" WOOD, SIGNED AMERICAN, DATED 1963 52 INCHES Lorrie Goulet Born 1925 Biography from David Findlay Jr. Gallery "Geometry and Flesh: The Sculpture a...
Wood
The Oath
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pascal "Bugs" Jarrion was born in Perpignan, France, a region known for its Catalan culture and an area that has influenced many artists before him including Picasso, Van Gogh and Ma...
Bronze
Lā Sérénade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique patinated ceramic. Pascal Jarrion was born in Perpignan, France, in 1961. It is a region known for its Catalan culture and an area that has influenced many artists before him...
Ceramic