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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Meeting on the Road, Cubist Painting on Wood by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original gouache painting on board by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and...
Gouache, Wood, Crayon, India Ink
Landscape, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Landscape Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1937 Oil on board Size: 6.25 x 8.75 in. (15.88 x 22.23 cm) Frame Size: 8.75 x 11 inches
Oil, Board
L'Episoir, Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Casting a silhouette against the washed red wall of the building, the figure with a conical gently holds a mandolin while it stares up at the open window above. L’Episoir Benjamin B...
Canvas, Oil
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Composition, Cubist Oil Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
“Composition” is a oil on canvas painting by Modern artist Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international...
Canvas, Oil
Birth, Cubist Ink Drawing on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Colored ink drawing of an abstract blue shape by British born American artist Benjamin Benno. Birth Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1938 Colored ink on paper, signed lowe...
Pencil
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Birds, Cubist Drawing on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sketch of birds by cubist artist Benjamin Benno. The image features several detailed studies of peacocks. Birds Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1928 Graphite on Paper, s...
Pencil
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Atlas, Cubist Painting on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cubist artist Benjamin Benno depicts the famed Greek figure Atlas supporting on his shoulders a more angular version of our world. On his face is a strai...
Gouache
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Abstract Structure with Cup, Modern Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Benjamin Benno was a British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed and dated. Abstract Structure with Cup Benjamin Benno, Americ...
Paper, Gouache
Abstract Form, Cubist Painting on Canvas by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract painting by American artist Benjamin Benno of a faceless floating figure. Abstract Form Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1933 Oil on canvas, signed and dated u...
Oil
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Abstract Composition 2, Cubist Painting on Paper by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstract Composition 2 Benjamin Benno, American (1901–1980) Date: 1934 Gouache on paper, signed and dated Size: 11 x 8 in. (27.94 x 20.32 cm) Frame Size: 19.5 x 16.25 inches
Gouache
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Abstract Composition #1, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
Benjamin Benno was an British-born American artist, best known for his Cubist and abstract works. This artwork is signed and dated. Abstract Composition #1 Benjamin Benno, American ...
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
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Self-portrait
Located in Roma, RM
Gino Severini (Cortona 1883 - Paris 1966), Self-Portrait Pencil drawing on paper 25 x 21 cm signed Io G. Severini lower right. Bibliography: Gino Severini before and after the work...
Paper, Pencil
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An Evocation on Man and Nature, Abstract Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1939
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited wit...
Canvas, Oil
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Bathers, Large Cubist Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jessica Rice from 1985. A cubist scene of figures on a tropical beach. Framed in silver wood frame. Artist: Jessica Rice Title: Bathers Year: 1985 Medium: Oil ...
Canvas, Oil
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Standing Figure, Modern Gouache Painting by Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
A shy and dirty man stands alone in a muted landscape, his hand timidly resting on his collarbone. His clothes are disheveled, a dark pair of overalls slouching across his too-narrow...
Gouache
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Allegoric Composition
Located in Long Island City, NY
Benjamin Bennon most prominently worked in the cubist tradition, stretching and fracturing the figures of his subjects in order to take new approaches to their meaning and interpreta...
Gouache
Cubist Mother, Pastel on Paper Drawing by Benjamin Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
This cubist work on paper in bold monochrome pastel is almost a piece of optical art thanks to the series of geometric shapes that build out the bodies of the two figures. In the for...
Pastel
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L'Amour
By Raoul Dufy
Located in New York, NY
RAOUL DUFY (1877-1953) L’Amour, woodcut, 1910, signed and numbered 78/100 in pencil, lower right, from the first edition of 100, in good condition, full margins, 210×255 mm; 8 1/2×10...
Woodcut
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Circus
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed, titled. Dated 2015 Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied pr...
Canvas, Oil
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Cubistic
By Rick Lazes
Located in New York, NY
An abstract sculpture hand molded with styrene, of which creates a cubist illusion. This piece is very has very vibrant colors ranging between gradients of blues, purples, red to pin...
Plastic, Polystyrene
Twentieth Century Mask (Red), Modern Drawing by Benno 1948
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original crayon on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 30 x 17 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the internat...
Crayon, Laid Paper
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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
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Self portrait 2002
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Alexandra Nechita 2002 Glass Sculpture 49 cm x 39 cm x 14 cm Gouache Signed Poster
Glass, Blown Glass
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Interieur No. 1, Cubist Painting by Benno 1937
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on canvas of a cubist still life by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980). By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-...
Oil, Canvas
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Models
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous large Cubist oil on canvas. Nicely framed. We have several other works by this artist listed. Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and wa...
Canvas, Oil
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Still Life with Harp, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the inte...
Crayon, Board, Laid Paper
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Still Life with Mandolin, Modern Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil pastel on paper drawing by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation as a member of the international avant-garde and exhibited with the most significant European artists including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, Wassily Kandinsky, Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Hans Arp, and Fernand Léger. Pablo Picasso sponsored Benno's first one-man show in Paris in 1934. Still Life with Mandolin...
Crayon, Board, Laid Paper
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Cubist Still Life with Grapes, Painting by Laurent Marcel Salinas
Located in Long Island City, NY
While French artist Marcel Salinas is most well-known as a master lithographer who worked with artists such as Pablo Picasso, he was also a prolific and well-exhibited painter in his...
Paper, Oil
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"Petit masque découpé Montserrat", 20th Century Bronze by Julio González
By Julio González 1
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
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Cubist Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame 41 x 35 inches Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately ...
Canvas, Oil
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Two Women in Interior, Modern Cubist Painting by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
Two Women Andre Minaux, French (1923–1986) Date: circa 1970 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 77 x 61 in. (195.58 x 154.94 cm) Frame Size: 80.5 x 65 inches
Canvas, Oil
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Lounging Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s m...
Canvas, Oil
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A Charm Against All Evils, Modern Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1941
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting on canvas by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 24 x 30 inches, signed and dated upper left. By the early 1930's Benno had established a reput...
Oil, Canvas
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Cinderella's Castle 2
By Yeji Moon
Located in New York, NY
Newpaper on canvas 3D-collage In the hands of Yeji Moon, ordinary materials are transformed into beautiful and complex collages that powerfully recall childhood nostalgia and the r...
Panel, Newsprint
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The Isometric Quartet, Modern Cubist Painting by Benjamin Benno 1948
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil and sand painting on wood by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 32 x 18.75 inches, signed and dated lower left. By...
Canvas, Oil
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Nature Morte, Compotier - Etching and Drypoint by Pablo Picasso - 1909
Located in Roma, IT
Nature Morte, Compotier is a rare black and white drypoint on laid ivory-colored paper, realized by Pablo Picasso in 1909. Edition of 100. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right m...
Etching, Drypoint
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Cubist Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s ...
Canvas, Oil
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Golden Gate Bridge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s m...
Canvas, Oil
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Cubist Nude with Hat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s mo...
Canvas, Oil
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Still Life with Gray, Green, and Violet Cubist Drawing by Benjamin Benno 1953
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original pastel on paper by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 19 x 25 inches. Nicely framed to 31 x 36 inches. By the early 1930s he had established a reputation ...
Archival Paper, Pastel
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Guitar Player with Nude
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s mo...
Canvas, Oil
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Repose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reza begun studying art seriously at age 15 and was studying at the institute of art in Iran where he graduated with highest honors. He also studied privately with one of Persia’s mo...
Canvas, Oil
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Couple with Bouquet, 1985, Large Art Deco Oil Painting by Jessica Rice
By Jessica Rice
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jessica Rice, Belgian (1941 - 2016) Title: Couple with Bouquet Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated Size: 70 x 48 inches Frame Size: 74 x 51 inches
Oil
Girl with Cock, Oil Painting by Reginald Wilson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Reginald Wilson, American (1909 - 1993) Title: Girl with Cock Year: circa 1950 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 60.96 cm) Frame: 33.5 x 28 inch...
Canvas, Oil
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La Marchande de Violettes
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), La Marchande de Violettes, etching, 1914, signed in pencil lower left and numbered (33/35) lower right [also signed and dated in the plate lower rig...
Etching
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Le Diner a L’Auberge
Located in New York, NY
Jean-Emile Laboureur (1877-1943), Le Diner a L’Auberge, 1917-1922), engraving, signed in pencil lower left and numbered (45/55) lower right. Reference: Sylvain Laboureur 173, second ...
Engraving
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The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988) Title: The Soul Never Dwells in a Dry Place Date: October, 1946 Medium: Oil on Masonite, signed l.l. Size: 24 in. x 31 in. (60.96 ...
Oil
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La Plage
By André Lhote
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ANDRE LHOTE "LA PLAGE" PASTEL, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1927 17.75 X 24 INCHES André Lhote 1885-1962 Lhote was born in Bordeaux, France in 1885. He...
Archival Paper, Pastel