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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Abstract Interior in Turquoise & Green French 1950's Modernist Cubist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Interior By Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote Gouache and pencil on artist paper, unframed Artist paper: 21.75 × 15 inches Provenance: from the ar...
Gouache, Pencil
Cubist Tabletop Still Life with Fruit
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar A. (Ted) Batzell (1915=1996) Cubist Tabletop Still Life Composition, ca. 1960. Oil on artist board measuring 16 x 20 inches. Measuring 24 x 28 inches in a wide white frame. Signed by the artist lower right. Ted Batzell, was listed in Who's Who in American Art in 1957, and is now listed in Who Was Who in American Art. First in his class in the Master's of Fine Art program at Syracuse University he was awarded the highest honor along with the Augusta Hazard scholarship to study abroad. In high school he entered a nationwide poster contest and won a four year scholarship to Syracuse, where today for one year's tuition the cost is $45,000. But he never got to use the Augusta Hazard award because World War II broke out and he went to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League and with artist Walt Kuhn as well as others. Hired by the General Electric company art department in Schenectady, N.Y. , he progressed over the 35 years he was there (the only job he had until retirement), to an art director. At General Electric he was a "Madison Avenue Ad Man" for many years, like those in the series "Mad Men", spending every week at General Electric headquarters in New York City. He was known to his fellow artists, many also renowned, as "the Renaissance Man" having a voracious appetite for reading and collecting art books...
Oil, Illustration Board
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Fernand Leger (1881–1955) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 5, 1950 Medium: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper Paper Size: 16.63 x 12.69 inches (42.24 x 32.23 cm) Co...
Lithograph
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
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Fernand Leger (1881–1955) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 5, 1950 Medium: Lithograph on velin d'Arches paper Paper Size: 16.63 x 12.69 inches (42.24 x 32.23 cm) Co...
Lithograph
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
Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Medium: Oil and penc...
Oil, Color Pencil
Jean Nerfin “Musicians", Vibrant Neo-Cubist Jazz Band Oil on Canvas, 2004
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean Nerfin, “Musicians,” 2004 — Dazzling Neo-Cubist Jazz Band Oil Painting on Canvas A happy, colorful, exuberant Neo-Cubist oil-on-canvas painting of a jazz band that will bring j...
Oil
Two Women Relaxing on Orange Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Women Relaxing on Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Watercolour on can...
Watercolor
Femme sur la Plage Jouant au Balloon, Print After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Running along the beach playing with a beach ball, the woman in this Pablo Picasso print is rendered in a minimalistic fashion with only lines, bursts of color, and a few geometric s...
Lithograph, Paper
$9,320
Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Brown Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 45 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
Figure Relaxing in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Relaxing in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 8.75 x 11 inches Medium: ...
Oil
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
Buste de Femme au Foulard Mauve, Cubist Portrait After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Cubist portrait of the “Bust of a Woman with Purple Scarf” by Pablo Picasso. Lithograph on Arches paper published between the years 1979-1982 in an edition by the Estate of Picass...
Lithograph
Femme Dessinant, Femme Assoupie, Cubist Lithograph on Arches After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Femme Dessinant, Femme Assoupie" is a lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after an original work by Pablo Picasso. In the 1970’s after Picasso’s death, Marina Picas...
Lithograph
Visage, Cubist Portrait Lithograph After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Grabbing the faces of one another, the two women in this Pablo Picasso print tenderly kiss one another. A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after an original work...
Paper, Lithograph
Femme Profile (Marie-Therese Walter), Cubist Lithograph After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Femme Profile (Marie-Therese Walter), Pablo Picasso (After), Spanish (1881–1973) Portfolio: Marina Picasso Estate Lithograph Collection Date: of Original: 1937 Year Printed: 1979-19...
Paper, Lithograph
Pablo Picasso lithograph, 1954, unsigned, framed, Le Ballet
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Le Ballet Medium: Lithograph Date: 1954 Edition: 10,000 Framed Size: 20 1/4" x 16 3/4" Sheet Size: 12 1/2" x 8 3/4" Signature: Signed in the stone Refere...
Lithograph
Tete de Femme: Madeleine - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1900s
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper realized by Picasso in 1905, on Hollande Van Gelder paper. Full margins. Image dimension cm. 12x8.8. Plate II of the famous series "Les Saltimbanques". Edition of...
Etching
Fine 20th Century French Post-Cubist Oil Painting Still Life Bottles & Vases
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 21.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this ar...
Oil
$7,454Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 42 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
Mediterranean Roof Coastal Town with Domed Church French Modernist 20th Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Mediterranean Coastal Town with Domed Church French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 8.75 x 10.75 inches Medium: ...
Color Pencil, Oil
$8,500
"Dove of Peace" Signed Color Lithograph of Bird Midcentury Modern Classic Cubism
Located in Austin, TX
Page Size: 20 x 24 in. (visible) Frame size : 47 x 32 in. Signed, bottom right. Numbered, Bottom left: 144/200. COA available upon request. Created by Pablo Picasso in 1961, this ic...
Archival Paper, Pencil, Lithograph
$2,107Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Large Post-Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Oil
Tete de Femme, Cubist Lithograph After Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Tete de Femme". The original painting was completed in 1958. In the 1970's after Picasso's d...
Lithograph
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Picasso Cote D'Azur Poster- Original Lithograph- 1962 VINTAGE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Côte d'Azur is a lithograph designed by Pablo Picasso in collaboration with Henri Deschamps, depicting a view from Picasso's balcony overlooking the Côte d'Azur. Created in 1962, thi...
Lithograph
$2,296Sale Price|20% Off
Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Interior Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Oil
Figure In Bright Hat Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in Paris Gardens French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 10.5 x 6.25 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed. Provenance: From the artist's estate, Paris. Condition: Good condition. Description: A delightful French Modernist painting depicting a figure reading beneath a classical statue in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Painted in oil on canvas, the composition captures one of the park's characteristic scenes, where visitors gather among the celebrated sculptures and tree-lined promenades to read, reflect and enjoy the tranquillity of the gardens. The central figure, distinguished by a vivid red hat and patterned blouse, sits quietly absorbed in a newspaper at the foot of the elegant stone statue, while other visitors relax nearby on the iconic green garden chairs...
Oil
River Bridge City Buildings French 1950's Cubist Landscape Gouache Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
River Bridge and Buildings French Modernist Cubist Landscape Gouache Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024) Pupil of André Lhote. Medium: gouache on artist paper, unframed....
Gouache
$1,620Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting Still Life of Flowers Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, framed framed: 29 x 24 inches canvas: 28 x 23 inches Provenance: all the paintings ...
Oil
$1,604Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Nude Woman Standing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nude Model, cubist composition circa 1950's by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 15 inches Provenance: all the paint...
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
$1,900
Coral Ripples, Bauhaus Geometric Arches, Harlequin Tones, Grid Curves on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Coral Ripples" 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 of B...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Cubist Framed Modernist Abstract Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American cubist abstract still life oil painting from the collection of Henri Charles Veit. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 17 inches overall, and 10.5 by 14.25 painti...
Oil
$945Sale Price|50% Off
Portrait of a Girl, Gouache and Crayon on Paper, Cubist Style, 1966
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Girl', gouache and crayon on fine paper (1966), by Raymond Debiève (1931 - 2011). Here the artist paints a young girl with blond hair in his post-cubist style. Clearly...
Paper, Crayon, Gouache
Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed. Provenance: From the artist's estate, Paris. Condition: Good condition. Description: A charming French Modernist painting depicting figures beside the pond in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Painted in oil on canvas, the composition captures a peaceful summer afternoon as visitors gather around the famous ornamental basin. One figure relaxes in the iconic green garden chairs...
Oil
Parisian Fruit Market Stall French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parisian Fruit Market Stall French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
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
$1,458Sale 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
$1,161Sale Price|41% Off
Landscape of the Ampurdán Spain oil on canvas painting spanish europe
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical sheet - Artist: Joan Carles Roca Sans (b. 1946) - Title: *Landscape of the Ampurdán* - Technique: Oil on canvas - Dimensions: 23.6 x 28.7 ...
Oil, Canvas
Man & Figure Resting in Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man and Figure Resting in Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Medium: Oi...
Oil
"Enchanted" Modernist Multicolor & Textured Abstract Portrait Painting on Canvas
By Gee Gee Collins
Located in New York, NY
A modernist depiction of a portrait executed with strong use of line and texture. This piece is filled with movement and beautiful brushwork, the use of color placement is enchanting...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
Large 20th Century French Abstract Cubist Composition Signed Oil Painting
By Jean Besnard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition by Jean Besnard (1922-2007) oil on board, unframed signed with initials, dated board: 27 x 26 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sou...
Oil
Figures On A Summer Afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Enjoying a Summer Afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.25 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed. Provenance: From the artist's estate, Paris. Condition: Good condition. Description: A delightful French Modernist painting depicting figures enjoying a summer afternoon in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Painted in oil on canvas, the composition captures one of the city's most celebrated public parks, where visitors gather beneath mature trees, lounge on the iconic green garden chairs...
Oil
$2,592Sale Price|20% Off
1950's SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST OIL PAINTING - BEAUTIFUL ORANGE BLUE GREEN COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Albert Coste (French 1896-1985), signed lower right. Born 8 November 1895, in Marseilles; died 22 August 1985, in Marseilles. Albert Cos...
Oil
$100Sale Price|20% Off
1972 Picasso 'Luncheon on the Grass' Lithograph Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
From an exhibition held at Pace Gallery in Columbus Ohio from February 3rd to March 5th, 1972. . This work references Picasso's 1961 interpretation of Edouard Manet's 1863 oil on can...
Lithograph
$9,317
Early 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Brown Figurative Dramatic Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Figurative French School, early 20th century circle of Georges Braque (French 1882-1963) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 45 x 35 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris C...
Oil
$2,268Sale 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
Sleeping Muse (Madame Pogany) - Original signed Poster
By Constantin Brancusi
Located in Paris, IDF
Constantin BRANCUSI (1876-1975) Sleeping Muse (Madame Pogany), 1995 Original vintage poster Signed in the plate On paper, 70 x 50 cm (27.5 x 19.7 in.) INFORMATION: Original vintage...
Offset
Seascape : Bather and Boats - Original lithograph, Handsigned and Numbered /100
Located in Paris, IDF
Claude VENARD (1913-1999) Woman by the Sea Original Lithograph Signed in pencil Numbered / 100 copies On Arches vellum, 74.5 x 52.5 cm Very good condition, minor handling defects o...
Lithograph
Elderly Gentleman Reading on Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elderly Gentleman Reading on Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Medium: Waterc...
Color Pencil, Watercolor
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
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...
Oil, Canvas
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
Tanned Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
Picasso 'Jacqueline at the Easel' Cubism First Edition 1978
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Offset lithograph on heavy paper, published by Pace Columbus in the 1970s. This work depicts Jacqueline at the Easel, one of Pablo Picasso’s intimate portrayals of his beloved muse a...
Offset
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Handsomely framed in thin modernist wood molding. Excel...
Canvas, 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
Figures Dining in a Paris Bistro French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Dining in a Paris Bistro French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas...
Oil
L'Amour nous Annule - Lithograph after Fernand Léger - 1952
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Léger in 1952, from the Suite "Souce Entière". Very rare, belonging to an edition of 28. Ref. Saphire 123
Lithograph