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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
Abstract Female Figures
Abstract Female Figures

Abstract Female Figures

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1989. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen
Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI), from Carmen

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Washington, DC

Artist: Pablo Picasso Title: Square Head of a Man (Plate XXXI) Portfolio: Carmen Medium: Etching on Montval wove paper Year: 1949 Edition: 32/289 Frame Size: 21" x 18" Sheet Size: 13...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Cubist Female Nude Woman

Cubist Female Nude Woman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1946, 9.25 x 12.5 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in N...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Watercolor

San Francisco 1970's Cubist Abstract City Skyline Oil Painting, signed & framed
San Francisco 1970's Cubist Abstract City Skyline Oil Painting, signed & framed

San Francisco 1970's Cubist Abstract City Skyline Oil Painting, signed & framed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"San Francisco" Continental School, signed Vogel circa 1970's oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 13 x 20.5 inches board: 12 x 19.5 inches provenance: private collection, France c...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cubist Female Nude Woman
Cubist Female Nude Woman

Cubist Female Nude Woman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1966. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 9.5 x 13.5 inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Tarleton Golf Landscape
Tarleton Golf Landscape

Tarleton Golf Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tarleton Landscape 1967. 9 x 12 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

Homme et Femme - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968

Homme et Femme - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and dated. With an handwritten dedication of the artist. Etching and Aquatint . Bloch n. 1385. This beautiful etching is dedicated to Michel Lessens, the talented assist...

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Antique American Cubist Landscape with Trees and Hills, Signed Oil Painting
Antique American Cubist Landscape with Trees and Hills, Signed Oil Painting

Antique American Cubist Landscape with Trees and Hills, Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

This 1971 oil on board landscape by Y. Melo presents an abstracted natural scene executed in a refined Cubist style. The composition flattens and segments a hillside view into interl...

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1970s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Stravinsky
Stravinsky

Stravinsky

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Natalya Prager was born in Moscow, Russia in 1938, the daughter of a famous Russian artist Vladimir Prager. She began her life as a ballerina studying at the Bolshoi Theater Ballet School. As a young woman she participated in the Bolshoi Theater performances, but the rigorous training damaged her health. Her exposure to music at a young age certainly influenced the subjects of her future endeavors in art. Her works are lyrical and with observation tell an intimate story. Encouraged by her father, she turned to painting and became a student at the Moscow College of Art. She had two exhibitions of large canvases to critical acclaim at the First Exhibition of Young Painters in Moscow when she was eighteen years old. After marrying her fellow artist Igor Kononov in 1957, she expanded her work in many different different areas, including book illustrations, circus and stage design, and puppet making for a children’s TV channel, receiving critical success and broad recognition. Prager- Kononov came to the United States with her husband and son in 1975. The first years were extremely difficult, but they never looked back. The family settled in Staten Island, New York and since 1985 in Bridgewater, New Jersey. Natalya displayed her works in some of the most prestigious locations in New York City including 57th street and SOHO galleries, Lincoln Center Gallery, Staten Island galleries and many others throughout the country. Her final show, jointly with her husband, was produced by Somerset Arts Association in 1999. Animals had a special place in Natalya’s life and art. Some of the enchanting New York City Toy Center soft animal toys had been designed by her and continue to bring joy to children of the world. Many national and local newspapers published extensive articles and personal interviews praising her enchanting work as a door to the Bewitching Fairy Kingdom...

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1970s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

1960's French Abstract Oil Painting Very Very Thick Impasto Oil Exhibited work
1960's French Abstract Oil Painting Very Very Thick Impasto Oil Exhibited work

1960's French Abstract Oil Painting Very Very Thick Impasto Oil Exhibited work

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"France" by Jean Pierre Stagnaro (1927 - 2013) 1960 signed inscribed verso signed oil on canvas, framed framed: 13.5 x 18.5 inches canvas: 13 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France; Salon exhibition label...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Henri Laurens, Still Life, from XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)
Henri Laurens, Still Life, from XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)

Henri Laurens, Still Life, from XXe Siecle, 1956 (after)

By Henri Laurens

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Henri Laurens (1885–1954), titled Nature morte (Still Life), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie N°6 (double), Janvier 1956, origina...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Flower Vendor
Flower Vendor

Louis MargantinFlower Vendor, 1964

$2,963Sale Price|24% Off

Flower Vendor

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Framed size 41.5 x 52 inches. This painting was exhibited at the Salon Indépendants in 1964, label on verso, Louis-André Margantin was a student at the École Nationale des Arts Déc...

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Field of Daydreams" Abstract Figure Painting
"Field of Daydreams" Abstract Figure Painting

"Field of Daydreams" Abstract Figure Painting

Located in Westport, CT

This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features an abstracted woman in a patterned brown and blue dres...

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2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

In Between The Shadows 11 - Mystery Bottles - Large Collage Photograph Framed
In Between The Shadows 11 - Mystery Bottles - Large Collage Photograph Framed

In Between The Shadows 11 - Mystery Bottles - Large Collage Photograph Framed

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

Materials

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

1940’s French Tonal Abstract Signed Oil Still Life Objects superb quality
1940’s French Tonal Abstract Signed Oil Still Life Objects superb quality

1940’s French Tonal Abstract Signed Oil Still Life Objects superb quality

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Pierre Georgeot, signed and dated 43' signed on back Title: still life of objects Medium: oil on board Size: 8.5 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection, Franc...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Ecole de Paris 1960's Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition of Shapes
Ecole de Paris 1960's Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition of Shapes

Ecole de Paris 1960's Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Composition of Shapes

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Parisian School, circa 1960's Title: cubist composition of shapes and patterns. Medium: oil painting on board, framed and inscribed verso. Size: framed: 14 ...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Tugboat WPA era painting
Tugboat WPA era painting

Tugboat WPA era painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Ink

Musica
Musica

Musica

By Ulises Jimenez Obregon

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ULISES JIMENEZ "MUSICA" METAL, SIGNED COSTA RICA, 2022 30 INCHES Ulises Jiménez Obregón was born in La Mansion de Nicoya, Costa Rica, in November 1953. He studied Plastic Arts at the Autonomous University of Central America. 1992 He attended the drawing and painting workshop of the painter Eduardo Barracosa, and followed courses of painting at the ESEMPI School of Art, with the painter Francisco Alvarado Avella. In addition to making sculptures in wood and stone "nicoya marble", he is also a painter. As a sculptor he has around 300 sculptures cataloged and sold all over the world, with works in Europe, Latin America, North America, Canada and Asia. EXHIBITIONS: From 1984 to 2010, he has participated in more than 50 group exhibitions, among others: National Exhibition of Plastic Arts of the Costa Rican Art Museum. Zentic Art Exhibition at the Old Customs National Museum of Costa Rican Art and Embassy of Japan, September 2010. Painting Contest of the North American Costarican Cultural Center. Drawing Contest of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. He has participated in the following sculpture exhibitions and symposiums: I Meeting of Pacific Sculptors, held in Canton de Orotina in 2006. International Sculpture Meeting in Punta Arenas 2007. Sculptural Encounter of San Ramón 2008. I Symposium of Guadalupe 2009. IV International Credomatic Sculpture Symposium, Barva de Heredia, February 2009. He was selected for the Second Biennial of Painting and Sculpture of the ICE Group, March 2009. II Symposium of Guadalupe, 2010. Sculptural Exhibition 2010 organized by the Municipal School of Integrated Arts of Santa Ana, (March-April 2010). I International Symposium of Plastic Arts, Tejeda, Gran Canaria...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Metal

Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19
Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19

Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19

By Irena Orlov

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Title: "Abstract Cubist Portrait - Human Faces Abstract Collection - HFC 19" Discover the captivating allure of "Abstract Cubist Portrait - HFC 19," a limited edition textured canva...

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2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

The Keeper
The Keeper

The Keeper

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....

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

19 September 1968 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968
19 September 1968 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968

19 September 1968 - Etching by Pablo Picasso - 1968

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Roma, IT

19 Septembre 1968 (Peintre et modèle qui se cache le visage) is an artwork realized by Pablo Picasso in 1968. Black and white etching. Hand signed and numbered on the lower margin....

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

Neo Deco – 05-01-24, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Neo Deco – 05-01-24, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Neo Deco – 05-01-24, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Corne Akkers

Located in Yardley, PA

What 2024 May Bring With this oil painting ‘Neo Deco - 05-01-24’ I kick off 2024 artistically. Brimming over with ideas it is exciting to see what this year may bring. The Neo...

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2010s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Modèle Contemplant un Groupe Sculpté /// Picasso La Suite Vollard Marie-Thérèse
Modèle Contemplant un Groupe Sculpté /// Picasso La Suite Vollard Marie-Thérèse

Modèle Contemplant un Groupe Sculpté /// Picasso La Suite Vollard Marie-Thérèse

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Title: "Modèle Contemplant un Groupe Sculpté (Model Contemplating a Sculpted Group)" (Plate 66) Portfolio: La Suite Vollard *Signed by Pica...

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1930s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Untitled (Modernist Three-Panel Screen)

Untitled (Modernist Three-Panel Screen)

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Untitled (Modernist Three-Panel Screen), 1948, mixed media on paperboard mounted into a three-section screen, 58 x 45 inches, signed and dated on each panel upper right This work is part of our exhibition America Coast to Coast: Artists of the 1940s. Charles Malcolm Campbell...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Board

Kiss, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Mirkò Guida
Kiss, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Mirkò Guida

Kiss, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Mirkò Guida

By Mirko Guida

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mirkò Guida (Italian, b. 1980) Title: Kiss Year: 2006 Medium: Painted terracotta artistic vase, signed and dated Size: 31 x 19 x 13 in. (78.74 x 48.26 x 33.02 cm)

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Early 2000s Cubist Art

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

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.