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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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Style: Cubist
Cubist Female Woman
Cubist Female Woman

Cubist Female Woman

By Joseph Kardonne

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...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Ink

Two Birds in a Fragmented Landscape, Mid-Century Modernist Painting
Two Birds in a Fragmented Landscape, Mid-Century Modernist Painting

Two Birds in a Fragmented Landscape, Mid-Century Modernist Painting

Located in Genève, GE

Oil on painting unsigned circa 1950 Striking mid-20th-century modernist painting depicting two highly stylized birds emerging from a complex arrangement of fragmented forms and intersecting planes. The two birds form the central focus of the composition, their bodies constructed through angular shapes, sweeping curves and overlapping areas of color. Rather than being represented naturalistically, they are integrated into the surrounding pictorial space, creating a fascinating interplay between figuration and abstraction. The composition is animated by strong diagonals and dark linear accents, while a sophisticated palette of earthy browns, greys, ochres and muted greens is enlivened by touches of red, turquoise and yellow. Visible brushwork and layered passages of paint give the surface a rich and expressive texture. The work reveals a strong Cubist and post-Cubist influence, particularly in its fragmentation of forms and reconstruction of space into overlapping planes. At the same time, its expressive handling of paint and stylized treatment of the birds place it within the broader vocabulary of mid-20th-century European Modernism. An intriguing and highly decorative modernist work in which the two birds gradually emerge from the surrounding network of shapes and colors. two birds painting...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

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Canvas, Oil

In Between Shadows 'Vintage Bottle', 20th Century Framed Large Fine Art Print
In Between Shadows 'Vintage Bottle', 20th Century Framed Large Fine Art Print

In Between Shadows 'Vintage Bottle', 20th Century Framed Large Fine Art Print

By Sander Vos

Located in London, GB

Intertwined silhouettes reveal the rhythmic dance of light and shadow in abstract form... The series ‘In Between the Shadows’ consists of structural and geometric photographs that ta...

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2010s Cubist Art

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Concert dans l'Atelier by Greg Mathias – Cubist Music Composition in Greyscale
Concert dans l'Atelier by Greg Mathias – Cubist Music Composition in Greyscale

Concert dans l'Atelier by Greg Mathias – Cubist Music Composition in Greyscale

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

Concert dans l'Atelier (Concert in the Studio) Acrylic on Canvas 55.5 x 46 cm A layered cubist scene by Greg Mathias, Concert dans l’Atelier captures the energy of a musical moment ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions
Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Summit, NJ

Vibrant and bright pochoir on Arches paper by Sonia Delaunay. It is signed and numbered 9/20 in pencil on the front by the artist. On the back, it is stamped: Pochoir exécuté à la ma...

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1970s Cubist Art

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Watercolor

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949
Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 25, 1949 Medium: Engraving on velin de Montval paper Paper Size: 13 x 10.187 inches (33.02 x 25.88 cm) Co...

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1940s Cubist Art

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Engraving

Violon, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Violon, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

Violon, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Long Island City, NY

Flattened into a series of geometric planes, this portrayal of a violin adheres to the early tenets of Cubism in which Pablo Picasso explored the dimensional relationship of objects ...

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Late 20th Century Cubist Art

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Lithograph

Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas
Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas

Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas

By Alessandro Siviglia

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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

By Fernand Léger

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 25.38 inches (42.24 x 64.47 cm) wi...

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1950s Cubist Art

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Lithograph

'Descente de Croix' (Descent from the Cross) — 1920s French Cubism
'Descente de Croix' (Descent from the Cross) — 1920s French Cubism

'Descente de Croix' (Descent from the Cross) — 1920s French Cubism

By Albert Gleizes

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Albert Gleizes, 'Descente de Croix', color pochoir, 1928, edition c. 50. Signed and dated in pencil. A fine, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on heavy, cream wove paper; the full sheet with margins (3 to 4 inches), in very good condition. The publisher's ink stamp 'EDITIONS MOLY-SABATA' beneath the image, lower left. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size 12 x 14 inches (305 x 356 mm); sheet size 18 x 22 inches (457 x 559 mm). ABOUT THE IMAGE After the 1927 painting 'Descente de Croix', one of three religious-themed works that Gleizes developed as preliminaries for murals at the church at Serrières, France, the project was terminated at its final phase, and Gleizes commissioned master printer Robert Pouyaud to create prints of the paintings, closely overseeing the production. ABOUT THE MEDIUM Pochoir is a refined stencil-based technique employed to create multiples or to add color to prints produced in other mediums. Characterized by its crisp lines and rich color, the print-making process was most popular from the late 19th century through the 1930s, with its center of activity in Paris. The pochoir process began with the analysis of an image’s composition, including color tones and densities. The numerous stencils (made of aluminum, copper, or zinc) necessary to create a complete image were then designed and hand-cut by the 'découpeur.' The 'coloristes' applied watercolor or gouache pigments through the stencils, skillfully employing a variety of different brushes and methods of paint application to achieve the desired depth of color and textural and tonal nuance. The pochoir process, by its handcrafted methodology, resulted in the finished work producing the effect of an original painting, and in fact, each print was unique. ABOUT THE ARTIST Albert Gleizes (1881-1953), born in Paris, France, was a pioneering figure in the development of abstract art and one of the leading proponents of Cubism. His contributions to the art world extended beyond his paintings; he was also a prolific writer and theoretician, advocating for a new approach to art that emphasized the geometric abstraction of form and a departure from representational traditions. Gleizes initially studied painting at the Académie Julian and the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was exposed to the academic conventions of the time. However, his artistic vision was profoundly influenced by encounters with avant-garde movements, including Fauvism and the work of Paul Cézanne. These influences led Gleizes to experiment with form and color, gradually moving away from traditional representation toward a more abstract and geometric style. After completing his secondary schooling, Gleizes spent four years in the French army and then began pursuing a career as a painter, primarily doing landscapes. Initially influenced by the Impressionists, he was only twenty-one years of age when his work titled ‘La Seine à Asnières’ was exhibited at the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1902. The following year, he was part of the first Salon d'Automne and soon came under the influence of Fernand Léger, Robert Delaunay, Jean Metzinger, and Henri Le Fauconnier. In 1907, Gleizes and some of his friends pursued the idea of creating a self-supporting community of artists that would allow them to develop their art free of any commercial concerns. For nearly a year, Gleizes  , with other painters, poets, musicians, and writers, lived at a large house in Créteil, but a lack of funds forced them to give up their facility in early 1908, and Gleizes moved temporarily into La Ruche, the artist commune in the Montparnasse Quarter of Paris. In the early 1910s, Gleizes became associated with the Cubist movement, which was spearheaded by artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque...

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1920s Cubist Art

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Stencil

Dynamo (Framed Mid-Century Modern Cubism Painting)
Dynamo (Framed Mid-Century Modern Cubism Painting)

Dynamo (Framed Mid-Century Modern Cubism Painting)

Located in New Orleans, LA

Lech Ostrokow was a Polish painter who, like many artists in the mid-century, picked up the thread of Cubism and created a resurgence of the style. There is a bit of Futurism here as...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950
Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

Fernand Leger, Untitled, from Circus, 1950

By Fernand Léger

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 25.38 inches (42.24 x 64.47 cm) wi...

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1950s Cubist Art

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Lithograph

Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion
Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion

Cubist Composition, Lithograph by Jean Helion

By Jean Hélion

Located in Long Island City, NY

Jean Hélion was a French painter (1904 - 1987) whose abstract work of the 1930's established him as a leading modernist. His mid-career rejection of abstraction was followed by nearl...

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1930s Cubist Art

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Lithograph

Picasso “Deux Femmes”
Picasso “Deux Femmes”

Picasso “Deux Femmes”

By (after) Pablo Picasso

Located in San Francisco, CA

This is a limited edition linocut done in 1962. They were done after signed editions that were done in 1959. I believe they might have been reduced in size from the originals in 1959...

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1960s Cubist Art

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Linocut

1950's French Mid 20th Century Signed Modernist Oil Boats in a Harbour
1950's French Mid 20th Century Signed Modernist Oil Boats in a Harbour

1950's French Mid 20th Century Signed Modernist Oil Boats in a Harbour

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Ginet-Lasnier (French 20th century), signed, circa 1950's Title: Mid 20th century modernist oil of boats in a harbour. Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unfr...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

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Oil

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949
Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 25, 1949 Medium: Engraving on velin de Montval paper Paper Size: 13 x 10.187 inches (33.02 x 25.88 cm) Co...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Engraving

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949
Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Title: Untitled (Sans titre) Year: October 25, 1949 Medium: Engraving on velin de Montval paper Paper Size: 13 x 10.187 inches (33.02 x 25.88 cm) Co...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Engraving

Cubist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Cubist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Pablo Picasso, (after) Pablo Picasso, Borja Guijarro, and Corne Akkers. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Lithograph and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Cubist art, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $265,000, while the average work sells for $2,400.