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.
Find a collection of authentic Cubist paintings, prints and multiples, sculptures and more art on 1stDibs.
$1,125Sale Price|25% Off
'Man Playing a Banjo', American Mid-Century Cubist-Derived Figural Oil, Fifties
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paula Melcher' (American, 20th century) and dated 1956.
Canvas, Oil
$1,836Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Girl in Red Trousers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Girl in the Red Trousers by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE signed upper left corner oil on canvas, framed framed: 26 x 21 inches canvas: 25.5 x 20 inc...
Oil
"Sixieme Biennale de Peinture, " Vintage Lithographic Poster
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sixieme Biennale de Peinture" is an vintage Picasso exhibition poster printed in 1966 by Mourlot. It depicts a Picasso painting from 1965 and advertises a Biennial exhibition of pai...
Lithograph
$1,700
Hot Air Balloon Flight, Geometric Landscape, Vivid Tones Hue Transitions, Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Hot Air Balloon Flight" 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 cu...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Green Sunflower, Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting by Claude Venard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Claude Venard, French (1913 - 1999) - Green Sunflower, Year: 1968, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower left and dated on verso, Canvas Size: 39.5 x 39.5 in. (100.33 x 100.33 cm), ...
Oil
$1,333Sale Price|20% Off
1950's French Cubist Signed Oil Portrait of Mysterious Blonde Lady Reading
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"La Liseuse" (the reader) by Magali Lucas (French b. 1915) signed, titled verso oil on canvas, in original period mirror lined frame framed: 28 x 21.5 inches canvas : 25 x 18 inches...
Oil, Canvas
$926Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th-Century French Cubist Portrait Reclining Posed Nude Woman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Abstract by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 10.75 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris Condition: sound and...
Oil
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Georges Braque, Figure, from Verve, Revue Artistique et Litteraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Verve: Revue Artistique et ...
Lithograph
A Dynamic 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist Sketch Class
Located in Chicago, IL
A Dynamic, 1945 Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Artist's Sketch Class by Noted Chicago Painter, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Artwork size: 11 x 8 1/2 inches, unframed, mo...
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Picasso Lithographe IV, 1956-1963 After Pablo Picasso - 1964
Located in Roma, IT
Original title: "Picasso Lithographe. Notices et catalogue établis par Fernand Mourlot. IV, 1956-1963". The cover and the frontispiece are two original lithographs realized by Pablo...
Paper, Lithograph
$900Sale Price|55% Off
Brattleboro Vermont VT Industrial Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Brattleboro, VT., 1969. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 18 x 22 inches. Measures 22.5 x 26.5 inches in custom float fr...
Watercolor
$2,280Sale Price|40% Off
"St. George and the Dragon" - Large Late 20th Century Framed Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
You don't have to be a Catholic, or a medievalist, or a Catholic medievalist (Tolkien?) to appreciate this striking image of St. George taking on the dragon. In style it falls somewhere between Cubism and Guernica, to my eye. The limited color palette, with the bold red, gives it the energy of early 20th-century Russian poster...
Oil
$560Sale Price|20% Off
Picasso-Hommage A Rene Char-Original Lithograph VINTAGE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Homage to René Char is an original lithographic poster created by Pablo Picasso in 1969 for the Musée d'Art Moderne de Céret, France. The poster was engraved by Henri Deschamps...
Lithograph
Aegle - after Georges Braque - Lithograph - 1988 - Figurative Print
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Color lithograph after a gouache by Georges Braque from the edition of 398 published by Armand & Georges Israel in 1988. Printed signature. Artwork en...
Lithograph
Roundism – 20-01-23, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
First Roundism of This Year This graphite pencil drawing ‘Roundism – 20-01-23’ is the first one of its kind this year. After ‘Venus Lamenting – 13-01-23’ I wanted to d...
Pencil
$16,750
Carnaval
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was one of the most transformative figures of 20th-century art. A restless innovator, his work reshaped the possibilities of representation across painting,...
Linocut
"Thinking It Over" Abstract Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant, contrasting palette...
Paper, Mixed Media
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
Roundism – 27-10-20, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
By Corne Akkers
Located in Yardley, PA
Roundism – 27-10-20 Just Abstract Last model session resulted in a nice pose through which I was inspired to continue my roundism series. The general idea was to build up the p...
Pencil
The Musical Room
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....
Oil, Wood Panel
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Georges Braque, Study of Birds, from Le Solitaire, XXe siecle, 1959 (after)
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Georges Braque (1882–1963), titled Etude oiseaux (Study of Birds), from the album Georges Braque, Le Solitaire (The Solitary), originates ...
Lithograph
The Burning Port
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....
Wood, Adhesive, Oil
Graphic Exhibition: Gallery International, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Graphic Exhibition: Gallery International. Year: circa 1975, Medium: Lithograph Poster, Size: 13 in. x 9 in. (33.02 cm x 22.86 cm), Frame Size:...
Lithograph
$11,596Sale Price|20% Off
Le Serment des femmes (Bloch 267-272; Cramer 24), Lysistrata, Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lysistrata, 1934. Published by The Limited E...
Etching
$1,411Sale 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
$779Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with Blue Teapots & Tall Rose Bottle French Post Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life with Blue Teapots and Tall Rose-Coloured Bottle by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenance: al...
Oil
Mystical Portrait, Universal Woman Haitian School of Beauty Caribean painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A captivating oil painting by the Haitian master, Albert Desmangles. This piece is a wonderful example of his work within the highly sought-after School of Beauty art movement, which...
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
$1,378Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Cubist Abstract Signed Oil Golden Fields Provence
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Golden Fields, Provence French School, 1950's-1960's period indistinctly signed oil on board, unframed board: 15 x 21.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: very good an...
Oil
$810
Rhombus Color Study, Pastel Tones Brutalist Geometry, Gray, Blue, PInk, Diptych
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Oil, Paper
Black Birds - Lithograph - 1956
Located in Paris, IDF
(after) Georges Braque, (1882 - 1963) Les Oiseaux Noirs (Black Birds), 1956 Lithograph Printed in Jacomet workshop On vellum 40 x 48 cm (c. 16 x 19 inc...
Lithograph
The Rest, Two Reclining Nudes - Lithograph and watercolor stencil
By Le Corbusier
Located in Paris, IDF
Le Corbusier (1887-1965) The Rest, Two Reclining Nudes, 1938 Lithograph and watercolor stencil On light vellum 21 x 27 cm (c. 8 x 11 inch) Very good condition, paper lightly yellow...
Lithograph
$1,493Sale 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
La Grenouille (The Frog), from Buffon's l'Histoire Naturelle
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Le Grenouille (The Frog), from Buffon's l'Histoire Naturelle Medium: Original etching with sugar-lift aquatint and drypoint on Vidalon paper with Vollard...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Three Bathers, from The Honeysuckle, 1943
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite zincograph by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Trois baigneurs (Three Bathers), from the album Le Chevre-Feuille (The Honeysuckle), originates from the 1943 edition p...
Lithograph
Her Reflection
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....
Oil, Wood Panel
Scene d'interieur (B 74), Cubist Lithograph by Pablo Picasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881 - 1973) - Scene d'interieur (B 74), Year: Of Original: 1926 Printed: circa 1950, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, Edition: 100, Image Size: 8.75 x 11 i...
Lithograph
Italian Cityscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Isabelle Graham Reese (1927-2005). Floral Still Life, ca. 1950s. Oil on canvas measuring 12 x 16 inches; 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Signed lower...
Oil
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Pablo Picasso, Untitled, from Carmen, 1949
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite engraving by Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the folio Picasso, Carmen (Picasso, Carmen), originates from the 1949 edition published by L...
Engraving
Le Cocu Magnifique - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968
Located in Roma, IT
Le Cocu Magnifique is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1968. Original Etching Specimen on BFK Rives. Edition of 180 prints. Numbered in pencil on the ...
Etching
After PABLO PICASSO "Tête de Femme au Chapeau"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PABLO PICASSO (AFTER) Tête de Femme au Chapeau. Color lithograph 1956 Sheet size 650x540 mm; 25⅝x21¼ inches, full margins. Proof before letters, aside from the published poster e...
Lithograph
$1,362Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modernist Portrait of a Woman in Muted Tones 1950's French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Portrait signed and dated French School, mid 20th century oil on board, framed Framed: 29 x 25 inches Board: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition...
Oil
André Lhote Cubist Composition Pen Drawing Painting, circa 1910
By André Lhote
Located in Atlanta, GA
This cubist black ink pen drawing by André Lhote (1885 - 1962), circa 1910, features a still-life composition, a bowl with fruits on a table with a cubist geometric design. We added ...
Paper, Pen
$1,635Sale 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
$866Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Lady Seating on Old Street
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Old Street by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 13 x 18.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist hav...
Oil
$2,053Sale Price|20% Off
Fine 20th Century French Cubist Still Life Grey Muted Tones Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Cubist Still Life by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this art...
Oil
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
$1,571Sale Price|20% Off
Large 1960's French Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas Amazing Shapes & Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition French School, circa 1960's period oil on canvas, unframed painting: 21 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, Paris condition: very good and sound condition
Oil, Canvas
Cubist Nude Study Pastel Painting by John Begg
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pastel painting on paper was designed by John Alfred Begg (1903 - 1974). This artwork features a beautiful blue-gray cubist nude study with contrasting black lines. Ther...
Pastel
$15,214
Pablo Picasso ( 1881 – 1973 ) – hand-signed etching on BFK Rives paper - 1968
Located in Varese, IT
Groupe avec vieillard à la torche sur un âne amoureux, femme et arlequin (Ref: Bloch 1484 ) etching on Rives wove paper, Edited in 1968 Limited edition of 50 copies Current copy num...
Paper, Etching
Mulher Verde, Cubist Oil Painting by Menelaw Sete
By Menelaw Sete
Located in Long Island City, NY
A portrait of a woman in green with her arms outstretched towards the sky. In a cubist style the arms and colors create a tropical feel to this composition.
Oil
$4,750
Cubist American Modernist Opera Box Seat Theatre Interior Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist opera view interior oil painting by Dorothy Van Loan (1904 - 1999). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size,...
Canvas, Oil
Multicolor Abstract Cubist Oil Painting with Monogram Signature MJ
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking abstract Cubist oil on board, signed with the monogram "M.J." in the lower right corner, is the work of a 20th-century German artist. The composition is bold and archit...
Oil, Board
$11,596Sale Price|20% Off
Le Banquet (Bloch 267-272; Cramer 24), Lysistrata, Pablo Picasso
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin de Rives BFK paper. Paper Size: 11.5 x 9 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Lysistrata, 1934. Published by The Limited E...
Etching
$1,020
Peter Robert Keil Gold Framed Painting on Canvas Signed and Dated with COA
Located in Hudson, NY
Peter Keil's textured painting on canvas. Signed and dated 1997. This one is stunning in person. Background paint is textured on the canvas. Amazing gilt frame with a textured fabric...
Gold Leaf
$840Sale Price|20% Off
"Personaje" (Character) - Abstracted Figurative Serigraph on Paper (#146/175)
By Victor Chab
Located in Soquel, CA
"Personaje" (Character) - Abstracted Figurative Serigraph on Paper (#146/175) Abstracted figure with a collage-like appearance by Victor Chab (Argentinian, b. 1930). A figure with f...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
Large Antique American Modernist Signed Cubist Still Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 23 1/2H x 29 1/2L
Canvas, Oil
Modern French Cubist Landscape.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A French Cubist gouache on paper landscape by G Ricard. The painting is marked with the atelier stamp of Georges Ricard Cordingley. There is another painting of an autumn landscape t...
Gouache
The Conductor
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....
Oil, Panel
Derniers Messages, Cubist Lithograph by Georges Braque
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Braque, French (1882 - 1963) - Derniers Messages, Year: circa 1965, Medium: Lithograph, Image Size: 23.5 x 17 inches, Frame Size: 28 x 19.5 inches
Lithograph
Picasso Poster Exhibition after Pablo Picasso - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Picasso Poster is an offset poster about an exhibition of Pablo Picasso's graphic works at Marino Gallery in Rome Piazza Navona. Limited edition of 1.000. Signed in the plate. Ex...
Offset