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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
Unknown Cubist Nude Oil Painting 1962

Unknown Cubist Nude Oil Painting 1962

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original cubist pointillist nude signed illegibly and dates 1962. The artist uses sporadic texture and vibrant color to create a captivating scene.

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Femme Assise, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Femme Assise, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

Femme Assise, Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Long Island City, NY

Reduced to angular shapes, the female model in this Pablo Picasso print is portrayed in the Cubist style founded and propagated by the artist himself. Relying on invented perspective...

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1980s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cubist French Oil Painting Still Life Abstract Composition
Cubist French Oil Painting Still Life Abstract Composition

Cubist French Oil Painting Still Life Abstract Composition

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Pierre Vincent, French contemporary Title: Cubist composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed, signed and inscribed verso canvas: 18 x 22 inches Provenan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Mid 20th Century Cubist Oil Painting on Paper, Abstract Composition
Mid 20th Century Cubist Oil Painting on Paper, Abstract Composition

Mid 20th Century Cubist Oil Painting on Paper, Abstract Composition

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Cubist Abstract Construction French School, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on paper, laid on a board, unframed Board size: 28.5 x 23.5 inches Expressionist mid 20th French oil painti...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

"A Poem in Each Book" Exhibition Poster
"A Poem in Each Book" Exhibition Poster

"A Poem in Each Book" Exhibition Poster

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Exhibition poster for "A Poem in Each Book" by Paul Eluard, illustrated by his friends the painters-engravers, at Maison de la Pensée Française, Paris, October 26 - November 11, 1956...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Cubist French City, 1919
A Cubist French City, 1919

A Cubist French City, 1919

By Dick Beer

Located in Stockholm, SE

Dick Beer (b. London 1893 - d. Stockholm 1938) A French City, 1919 (Fransk stad) oil on canvas canvas dimensions 82x66 cm frame 94x78.5 cm signed Dick ...

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1910s Cubist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm
Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm

Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

Promenade Acrylic on wood 33.1 x 21.8 cm A compact yet striking cubist composition by French artist Grégoire Mathias, “Promenade” explores human figures through layered geometries and rich earth tones. “Promenade” is a refined, vertically oriented work in acrylic on wood panel by French artist Greg Mathias, a pioneer of Diachronic Cubism—an evolution of Cubism that doesn’t just fragment space, but also folds multiple moments in time into a single frame. In this composition, a solitary figure appears mid-step, portrayed through overlapping forms that subtly shift in posture and position, evoking successive instants of the same walk. Using a palette of earthy ochres, rose-beige tones, slate blues, and deep browns, Mathias blends geometric abstraction with temporal movement. The fractured background enhances the impression of both forward motion and layered time, suggesting the silent passage of moments within a single contemplative scene. Unlike traditional Analytical Cubism, which reduces forms to a still, spatial analysis, this piece embodies motion and transformation—hallmarks of the artist’s unique visual language. Compact in size but conceptually expansive, “Promenade” invites the viewer to witness the echo of steps already taken and those just about to occur. Perfect For: Interior designers sourcing vertical wall art...

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2010s Cubist Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Shapes & Colors
Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Shapes & Colors

Mid 20th Century French Cubist Oil Painting Abstract Shapes & Colors

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Cubist composition Medium: oil on board Size: 11 x 8.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The painti...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Roger Herson French Cubist Abstract Picasso Influence Oil Painting Signed
Roger Herson French Cubist Abstract Picasso Influence Oil Painting Signed

Roger Herson French Cubist Abstract Picasso Influence Oil Painting Signed

By Roger Herson

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title Roger Herson French Cubist Abstract Picasso Influence Oil Painting Signed Key Details Artist: Roger Herson, French, 1922–2008 Medium: Painting, medium not stated Size: Not stat...

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Late 20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Her Reflection
Her Reflection

Her Reflection

By Pascal Jarrion

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

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

La Comedie Humaine VIII
La Comedie Humaine VIII

La Comedie Humaine VIII

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Wilton, CT

"La Comedie Humaine VIII" Lithograph in Color on Thick Wove Paper After The Original. The plates executed under the direct supervision of Pablo Picasso. First edition, 1954. Printed ...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, 1940–42
Composition, 1940–42

Composition, 1940–42

By Suzy Frelinghuysen

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Composition, 1940–42 Oil on paper collage on masonite, 16 x 11 3/4 inches (40.6 x 29.8 cm) Framed dimensions: 26 x 21 3/4 inches Signed right center: SF Provenance Frelinghuysen Morris Foundation; Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Private collection until 2022 Suzy Frelinghuysen was born into a wealthy and prominent New Jersey family, and growing up, she was tutored in both art and music. While she showed an early talent for art, it was not her primary interest; as a child, she nurtured an nambition to become a professional singer. In 1935, she married George Morris, who came from an equally wealthy and distinguished New York family and had already established himself as an art collector, artist, and critic. Morris encouraged Frelinghuysen to paint and introduced her to a circle of affluent abstract artists, including the artist and collector Albert Gallatin. Gallatin owned a small but influential gallery, known as the Gallery of Living Art...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Masonite, Paper, Oil

Liberté j’écris ton nom.
Liberté j’écris ton nom.

Liberté j’écris ton nom.

By Fernand Léger

Located in New York, NY

Éluard, Paul. Liberté j’écris ton nom. Paris (Seghers), [1953]. Folding broadside (leporello), with continuous color silkscreen by Fernand Léger, integrated with text, extending th...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Screen

'Attente' 1950's Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed
'Attente' 1950's Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed

'Attente' 1950's Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

'Attente' Cubist Abstract Portrait, Oil Painting, Signed By French artist, Mid 20th Century Signed and dated '1952' by the artist on the lower right hand corner The artist has signed...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Tete, Framed Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso
Tete, Framed Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

Tete, Framed Cubist Lithograph after Pablo Picasso

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Long Island City, NY

A lithograph from the Marina Picasso Estate Collection after the Pablo Picasso painting "Tete". The original painting was completed in 1937. In the 1970's after Picasso's death, Mar...

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1980s Cubist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Romanos Mexican Glass Mosaic Panel, Campesino Figure, c. 1950s-1960s
Romanos Mexican Glass Mosaic Panel, Campesino Figure, c. 1950s-1960s

Romanos Mexican Glass Mosaic Panel, Campesino Figure, c. 1950s-1960s

Located in Camden, ME

This mid-century mosaic panel is signed Romanos and was produced in Mexico circa the 1950s–1960s, representing a refined example of postwar Mexican studio mosaic work that merges mod...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

Bronze

Bowl of Fruit

Bowl of Fruit

By Pascal Jarrion

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....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Carnaval
Carnaval

Carnaval

By Pablo Picasso

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,...

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Linocut

Baj Chez Picasso 3, Cubist Etching by Enrico Baj

Baj Chez Picasso 3, Cubist Etching by Enrico Baj

By Enrico Baj

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Enrico Baj, Italian (1924 - 2003) Title: Baj Chez Picasso 3 Year: 1969 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 86/100 Image Size: 18.5 x 15 inch...

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1960s Cubist Art

Materials

Etching

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.