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Cubist Art

CUBIST STYLE

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
Le Facteur Rural

Le Facteur Rural

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Le Facteur Rural, engraving, 1924, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Laboureur 283, third state (of 3), from the total printing of about 80. ...

Category

1920s Cubist Art

Materials

Engraving

Africa
Africa

Africa

By Kenneth B Walsh

Located in East Hampton, NY

A storytelling work of Africa Cubism Style Post Modern About the Artist: Kenneth B Walsh (1922-1980) In the 1950s, Kenneth Bonar Walsh came to Montauk from New York City to paint...

Category

1970s Cubist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Golden - 29-01-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper

Golden - 29-01-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

Golden - 29-01-21 Addition to the Series After my previous pastel drawing I decided to do a totally different one. Not in hatched strokes but smoothed out I had in mind. My graphite pencil drawing 'Roundism - 31-03-20 (sold)'served as the motif. I was to execute it in bigger format anyway and thought that it could be an addition to the Golden Series. Yellow Since the start of my quest in pastel I did not work on yellow paper very often. For some reason yellow is very hard to work with, certainly because it is so dominant. I once read that Carel Willink...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Pastel

Birds in Flight - French Cubism Bird
Birds in Flight - French Cubism Bird

Birds in Flight - French Cubism Bird

By Georges Braque

Located in London, GB

This original lithograph in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "G. Braque" at the lower right margin. It is also hand numbered in pencil 75 from the edition of 75, at the...

Category

1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Le Policeman, Londres

Le Policeman, Londres

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Le Policeman, Londres, 1913, etching on zinc. Signed lower left in pencil [also with the signature and date in the plate]. Reference: Godefroy, Sylv...

Category

1910s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

La Fille aux Oies

La Fille aux Oies

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), La Fille aux Oies, engraving, 1916, signed in pencil lower left, numbered (4/40) lower right and inscribed “imp,” also titled lower left margin edge...

Category

1910s Cubist Art

Materials

Engraving

At the Table #6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

At the Table #6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Sharon Webb

Located in Yardley, PA

I have painted around the edges of the canvas should you decide to hang this work unframed. :: Painting :: Cubism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sig...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Watercolor Painting of Cows Mid Century Modernism Signed, 1940s WILLIAM C GRAUER
Watercolor Painting of Cows Mid Century Modernism Signed, 1940s WILLIAM C GRAUER

Watercolor Painting of Cows Mid Century Modernism Signed, 1940s WILLIAM C GRAUER

By William C. Grauer

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

This small 7 x 10–inch watercolor from the 1940s by Cleveland School artist William Grauer is a compact demonstration of how mid century modernism could be fused with a keen eye for ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Lassitude

Lassitude

By Jean-Emile Laboureur

Located in New York, NY

Jean-Emile Laboureur, Lassitude, 1912, woodcut, signed and numbered (24/35) in pencil. Reference: Sylvain Laboureur 682, third state (of 3). From the edition of about 35, published b...

Category

1910s Cubist Art

Materials

Woodcut

A Midsummer Night's Dream ' 05-04-22, Painting, Oil on Canvas

A Midsummer Night's Dream ' 05-04-22, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

Urgency This oil painting ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is born out of some kind of felt urgency. Never before in my life I longed for Spring and Summer in particular than thi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Four Scenes  Winter Landscape - Watercolour Hungarian Cubism
Four Scenes  Winter Landscape - Watercolour Hungarian Cubism

Four Scenes Winter Landscape - Watercolour Hungarian Cubism

By Bela Kadar

Located in London, GB

This watercolour is hand signed by the arist at the lower right corner 'Bela Kadar'. It is also signed on the second composition, verso. Provenance: The estate of the artist. The co...

Category

20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Roundism – 04-02-22, Painting, Oil on Other

Roundism – 04-02-22, Painting, Oil on Other

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

Something New This roundism oil painting is quite different from the last roundistic one, called ‘Singularity – 23-12-21’. Whereas the latter was all about the use of shiny ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Golden - 01-02-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper

Golden - 01-02-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

Golden - 01-02-21 One Color is No Color This pastel is in line with my previous pastel drawing 'Golden - 28-01-21' but that one looks rather monochrome. Time it was to add some m...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Pastel

“Serenade of Lilies” PL-0053
“Serenade of Lilies” PL-0053

“Serenade of Lilies” PL-0053

By Yuroz

Located in Burbank, CA

A graceful interplay of form, texture, and emotion, “Serenade of Lilies” captures the timeless beauty of a quiet moment. This hand-painted ceramic plate by Yuroz transforms a still l...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Organic Shapes and Lines N-10-103 Mixed Media Canvas Painting 40x60"
Midcentury Organic Shapes and Lines N-10-103 Mixed Media Canvas Painting 40x60"

Midcentury Organic Shapes and Lines N-10-103 Mixed Media Canvas Painting 40x60"

By Irena Orlov

Located in Los Angeles, CA

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Organic Shapes and Lines Mixed Media on Canvas Brush Strokes Painting
Organic Shapes and Lines Mixed Media on Canvas Brush Strokes Painting

Organic Shapes and Lines Mixed Media on Canvas Brush Strokes Painting

By Irena Orlov

Located in Los Angeles, CA

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Home Alone in the Pink and Green, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Home Alone in the Pink and Green, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Brian Nash

Located in Yardley, PA

Come hang with us. Or hang us in your home. :: Painting :: Cubism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tea at Sunset Oil On Canvas
Tea at Sunset Oil On Canvas

Tea at Sunset Oil On Canvas

By Gregor Zamierowski

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Tea at Sunset Vibrant Oil On Canvas, Signed and title. Gregor Zamierowski, born 1945 in Poland, lives and active in Canada. His work was exhibited in galleries and Museums of Fine...

Category

1980s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Survivors" Abstract Figurative Painting 27.5" x 63" in by Tasneem El-Meshad

"Survivors" Abstract Figurative Painting 27.5" x 63" in by Tasneem El-Meshad

By Tasneem El Meshad

Located in Culver City, CA

"Survivors" Abstract Figurative Painting 27.5" x 63" in by Tasneem El-Meshad Acrylic and Oil on Canvas Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Le Pacte".

"Le Pacte".

By Louis Marcoussis

Located in New York, NY

"Le Pacte", Paris: Editions Forcade, 1930. In Gold Leaf Frame. Original etching printed in black ink on japon. Hand signed with artist’s monogram lower left, an impression of the f...

Category

1930s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

GEORGES DAYEZ Etretat (Sailboats Along the French Coast) Cubist 1956 oil canvas
GEORGES DAYEZ Etretat (Sailboats Along the French Coast) Cubist 1956 oil canvas

GEORGES DAYEZ Etretat (Sailboats Along the French Coast) Cubist 1956 oil canvas

By Georges Dayez

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Georges Dayez , born on July 29 , 1907 In Paris where he died in 1991 , is a French painter , engraver and lithographer of the new Ecole de Paris whose works have been regularly exhibited with those of non-figurative painters. Georges Dayez is the eldest son of the editor Jules Dayez, a native of the North and a son of a peasant, who in 1905 had taken over a small-size engraving studio in Paris rue des Marais, printing in particular gravure reproductions of eighteenth- century images E century. His mother, Marie Brard, was born in Neuilly in a Norman family of Bayeux . After the birth of a second son, the family settled in Vaires-sur-Marne in 1909 where Georges Dayez attended the communal school from 1913 , took refuge for two months in Bayeux in 1914 , in Tinténiac ( Brittany ) In 1918 . In 1919 Georges Dayez obtained his certificate of studies and spent his holidays in Vicq , in the mining country of the north of Valenciennes , with his grandfather, the spectacle of the destruction caused by the war impressively him, then returns to the college of Meaux . In 1924 , after spending the first part of the baccalaureate, he stopped studying to start painting, and studied phototypy and intaglio and lithography in his father's studio. He attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière at Montparnasse and the Julian Academy in Saint - Germain - des - Prés , as well as the evening drawing courses of the City of Paris, which Adam also followed. In 1926 he was accepted as a "free pupil" in the studio of Lucien Simon at the Ecole des Beaux Arts . From 1927, he made his military service, assigned to Nanterre then to the Aeronautics Directorate of Paris, and painted in 1928 , on a permission, Le Pont du Pouliguen and Le Croisic...

Category

1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"10h à Royan, by Grégoire Mathias – Modern Cubist Beach Scene
"10h à Royan, by Grégoire Mathias – Modern Cubist Beach Scene

"10h à Royan, by Grégoire Mathias – Modern Cubist Beach Scene

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

10h à Royan (10am in Royan) Acrylic on canvas board Dimensions (unframed): 27 x 22 cm Signed lower left Condition: Excellent, presented in a gilded wooden frame with linen inlay In 10h à Royan, Grégoire Mathias captures a serene moment of seaside life through the geometric precision and rhythmic energy that define his Diachronic Cubism. Set against the vivid blues of the Atlantic coast, a figure enjoys a quiet morning coffee as sun and sea interplay in harmonious color blocks. The composition’s strong lines and vibrant contrasts evoke both warmth and movement — the golden light of morning, the hum of conversation, and the timeless rhythm of a day beginning by the ocean. Mathias’s refined Cubist language transforms this simple scene into a layered meditation on leisure and perception, blending abstraction with recognizable forms. Executed in acrylic on canvas board and signed lower left, the painting balances structure and spontaneity, revealing the artist’s unique ability to merge classic Cubist heritage with contemporary clarity. Perfect for: Collectors of modern French Cubism and/or Mediterranean themed scenes Interior designers seeking colorful, geometric compositions for coastal or contemporary spaces Buyers looking for affordable, original works by a rising French modernist Collector's Insights Small-format works like this represent an ideal entry point into Mathias’s oeuvre. They embody his characteristic use of rhythm, structure, and color in a format accessible to new collectors, while holding strong potential for appreciation as his market expands internationally. Keywords: Greg Mathias, French Cubism, Diachronic Cubism, modern coastal art, French Riviera painting...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Portrait d’un Jeune Philosophe – Modern Cubist Abstract Figurative Portrait
Portrait d’un Jeune Philosophe – Modern Cubist Abstract Figurative Portrait

Portrait d’un Jeune Philosophe – Modern Cubist Abstract Figurative Portrait

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

Portrait d'un Jeune Philosophe (Portrait of a Young Philosopher) 55 x 38 cm Acrylic on canvas Signed lower right Framed This expressive portrait captures a young man fragmented into overlapping profiles, planes, and architectural forms. Rendered in Mathias’s Diachronic Cubism, the figure appears at multiple moments of thought simultaneously—looking, reflecting, withdrawing—suggesting an inner dialogue rather than a fixed identity. Cool blues and greys dominate the composition, offset by warm ochres and muted greens that structure the space like a cityscape of ideas. The repeated faces and directional lines evoke both introspection and intellectual tension, reinforcing the title’s reference to philosophy as an active, layered process rather than a static pose. The composition balances human presence with abstract geometry, blurring the boundary between mind and environment. This creates a sense of movement in time: the same subject perceived across successive instants of contemplation. Collector’s Insight: This work exemplifies Mathias’s ability to merge portraiture with temporal fragmentation. Rather than depicting a likeness, he constructs a psychological landscape—ideal for collectors drawn to modern figurative abstraction with conceptual depth. The vertical format enhances its architectural rhythm and makes it particularly striking in intimate or transitional spaces. Perfect For: Collectors: – Figurative abstraction with intellectual or philosophical themes – Contemporary European cubist lineage Interior Designers & Decorators: – Studies, libraries, offices, or reading corners – Modern, contemporary, or intellectually curated interiors – Vertical wall art...

Category

2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Hold on to the Moment" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

"Hold on to the Moment" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

By Tasneem El Meshad

Located in Culver City, CA

"Hold on to the Moment" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad Acrylic on Canvas Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a ref...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

16 Clare Street II – Modern Cubist Interior Painting, Dublin, Ireland, Acrylic
16 Clare Street II – Modern Cubist Interior Painting, Dublin, Ireland, Acrylic

16 Clare Street II – Modern Cubist Interior Painting, Dublin, Ireland, Acrylic

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

16, Clare Street Acrylic on Canvas 34.5 x 26.5 cm 16 Clare Street II presents a modern cubist interior scene set inside the premises at 16 Clare Street in Dublin—an address long as...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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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.