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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
Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas
Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas

Niente Di Piu - Original Colorful Abstract Figurative Cubist Painting on Canvas

By Alessandro Siviglia

Located in Los Angeles, CA

In his abstract figurative work, internationally collected artist Alessandro Siviglia deconstructs everyday objects, landscapes, and human subjects into colorful geometric shapes in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Progress
Progress

Progress

By Pascal Jarrion

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PASCAL JARRION "PROGRESS" OIL ON PANEL, SIGNED 2024 36 X 30 INCHES _____________________________________________________________ __________ Pascal Jarrion was born in Perpigna...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Woman with a Guitar, Cubism
Woman with a Guitar, Cubism

Woman with a Guitar, Cubism

By Simka Simkhovitch

Located in New York, NY

A period work by a Russian artist working in a Cubist approach. The canvas is 24 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches and the above dimension is the framed size. The frame is an older frame, with a flat gold/brown finish. In Woman with Guitar, Simkhovitch plays on his his early fascination with Cubism and Constructivism (and his background in illustration) expressing and compressing with planes and color the spatiality of a domestic scene. Considered a master draftsman and an adherent of certain classicism, Simkhovitch’s compositions are often built up in a complicated but well-managed counterpoint, at heart, he is a romanticist preferring the dreamy colors of a Russian fairy tale.

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson
Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

Les Insectes - Cubist Oil Painting by Andre Masson

By André Masson

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Signed, titled and dated cubist oil on canvas by French painter Andre Masson. The work depicts colourful insects. Signature: Signed lower right and titled and dated 1946 verso Dim...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist
Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist

Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures Beside the Pond in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed. Provenance: From the artist's estate, Paris. Condition: Good condition. Description: A charming French Modernist painting depicting figures beside the pond in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris. Painted in oil on canvas, the composition captures a peaceful summer afternoon as visitors gather around the famous ornamental basin. One figure relaxes in the iconic green garden chairs...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract Cubist Portrait - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print  45x45 "-HFC 12
Abstract Cubist Portrait - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print  45x45 "-HFC 12

Abstract Cubist Portrait - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print 45x45 "-HFC 12

By Irena Orlov

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Introducing "Abstract Cubist Portrait - HFC 12" - Limited Edition Textured Canvas Print Experience the fusion of abstract brilliance with "Abstract Cubist Portrait - HFC 12," a capt...

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2010s Cubist Art

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Giclée, Acrylic, Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Archival Ink, Mixed ...

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida

Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 182 Corrida

By Pablo Picasso

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Pablo Picasso A.R. 182 Corrida 1953 17” round Edition of 200 White earthenware clay, partially glazed. Ramie 182 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market. The photo you see here is the actual piece that you will receive. Most sellers online post using stock photos that don’t necessarily match exactly to the piece you receive. Small blemish on rim, see photo #3 for detail. The Certificate of Authenticity comes with this piece. We have sold over 3300 pieces with all positive reviews. We are located in the USA. When you buy from a foreign seller on 1stdibs, you have to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when you “win” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. When you purchase from an auction house, you pay the packing and shipping fees, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. When you purchase from an auction house, the sale is final. If you receive the piece and are not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing you can do about it. You are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer can determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! The prices of Picasso Madoura Ceramics have been on fire lately (no pun intended). The major auction houses – Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips – have now been regularly holding Picasso Madoura Ceramic auctions...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Ceramic

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions
Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

Pochoir from the Portfolio Les Illuminactions

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Summit, NJ

Vibrant and bright pochoir on Arches paper by Sonia Delaunay. It is signed and numbered 9/20 in pencil on the front by the artist. On the back, it is stamped: Pochoir exécuté à la ma...

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1970s Cubist Art

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Watercolor

Two Women in Conversation on Paris Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil
Two Women in Conversation on Paris Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil

Two Women in Conversation on Paris Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Two Women in Conversation on Paris Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Medium...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mixed media on paper. Signed lower right. Image measures 24.75 x 29.75 inches Framed size is 25.5 x 30.5 inches. Born in Dnipro, Ukraine (Yekaterinoslav, when previously controlle...

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1950s Cubist Art

Materials

India Ink, Casein, Watercolor

Two Women Sharing a Cigarette Wacky French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Two Women Sharing a Cigarette Wacky French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting

Two Women Sharing a Cigarette Wacky French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Two Women Sharing a Cigarette French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 7.5 x 9.5 inches Medium: Oil on canvas,...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Invocation

Invocation

By Max Weber

Located in New York, NY

M a x W e b e r – – 1 8 8 1 – 1 9 6 1 Invocation- – 1919-20, Color Woodcut. Rubenstein 27. Proofs only. Signed in pencil. Image size 3 3/4 x 2 1/8 inches (124 x 54 mm); sheet size ...

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1910s Cubist Art

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Woodcut

"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life
"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life

"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life

By William S. Schwartz

Located in New York, NY

William S. Schwartz Still Life with Yellow Mums, circa 1950 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches Provenance: Private Collection, Massachusetts William Schwartz was born in Smorgon, Russia, in 1896, one of nine children in a poor family. He studied art at an early age, earning a scholarship at the Vilna Art School in Russia, 1908–12. He immigrated to the United States at age 17 in 1913, living in New York with his sister for eight months and then moving to Omaha, Nebraska, to live with his brother in 1915. Working as a house painter, he turned his attention to art, studying briefly with J. Laurie Wallace at the Kellom School in Omaha before moving to Chicago. He entered the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 1916, studying with Ivan Trutnev and Karl A. Buehr, and graduating with honors in life drawing, portraiture, and painting in 1917. He supported himself as a tenor singer in vaudeville, concerts, and opera and received favorable reviews, but he chose to pursue painting instead of singing. His circle of artist friends included important Chicago modernists Aaron Bohrod, Malvin and Ivan Albright, Archibald Motley Jr., and Anthony Angarola...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Modern Cubist Figurative Abstraction — Aegina Greece, Deep Blue Green
French Modern Cubist Figurative Abstraction — Aegina Greece, Deep Blue Green

French Modern Cubist Figurative Abstraction — Aegina Greece, Deep Blue Green

By Grégoire Mathias

Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR

Couple à Aegina (A Couple in Aegina) Acrylic on Canvas 61 x 50 cm Couple à Aegina presents two intertwined figures assembled within a structured architectural setting inspired by the Greek island of Aegina. Rather than depicting a fixed scene, the composition builds from fragments — bodies, objects, spatial planes — held together through vertical alignment and interlocking geometry, so that figure and environment become genuinely inseparable. A central elongated form anchors the work, while surrounding elements — suggestive of musical instruments, interior structures, and architectural detail — intersect and layer. The figures remain partially legible, continuously shifting between presence and abstraction as they absorb and release the forms around them. The palette is restrained and deliberate: deep blacks and muted blues form the dominant ground, punctuated by sage greens and lighter neutral passages. Small circular accents and linear elements move across the surface, creating an internal rhythm that draws the eye without dictating a fixed entry point. This is not a scene captured at a single moment. Working through what he calls a "reverse jigsaw logic" — beginning with a figurative view of reality, then fragmenting and recomposing it — Mathias brings multiple perceptions into one field: variations in viewpoint, shifts in spatial relation, different moments of observation layered together. Like his figurative works more broadly, the human presence here is never isolated; it is always integrated with place, absorbed into the architecture and light of Aegina itself. Living with the Work: Before acquiring this piece, consider: at 61 x 50 cm, this is an intimate format — best suited to a space where you will naturally spend time close to it, rather than a large wall viewed from across a room. Does the space you have in mind allow for that? Does your interior already carry deep blacks, blues or greens, or would this palette introduce a contrast you'd find interesting to live with? Are you drawn to the human figure as a subject, or does the way the figures here dissolve into their architectural surroundings — becoming part of the place rather than standing apart from it — feel like the more compelling idea? Collector's Insight Rooted in the direct lineage of Jean Metzinger — whose disciple Claude Augereau was Mathias's professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris — this work extends the structural logic of European Cubism into a genuinely original proposition. Where Cubism fragmented space, Diachronic Cubism fragments time itself, embedding successive moments of perception within a single composition. The result sits comfortably within the tradition of Gris and Gromaire while belonging to no one but Mathias. About the Artist Grégoire Mathias, graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, is the pioneer of Diachronic Cubism — an evolution of the cubist tradition that captures not only multiple points in space but multiple moments in time within a single work. His paintings have been exhibited in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, Bordeaux, and Dublin. Since 2020, he has been the official artist of the WFUNA (World Federation of United Nations Associations), designing posters for United Nations Day in Geneva — the first French artist commissioned to do so since Picasso, Chagall, and Miró. Keywords Diachronic cubism, Greek island painting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Oil Abstract Cubist Painting
Oil Abstract Cubist Painting

Oil Abstract Cubist Painting

Located in Fredericksburg, VA

This cool-colored cubist painting by Edmund E. Niemann is a captivating exploration of form and color, embodying the essence of the Cubist movement. Through his unique artistic visio...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Francisco Bores, La Table grise
Francisco Bores, La Table grise

Francisco Bores, La Table grise

By Francisco Bores

Located in Madrid, ES

FRANCISCO BORES Spanish, 1898 - 1972 LA TABLE GRISE signed and dated "Borès 48" (lower right) oil on canvas, laid on wood panel 23-5/8 x 32 inches (60 x 81 cm.) framed: 32-1/3 x 40 i...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting The Crab & Lemon Still Life
Fine 20th Century French Post Cubist Oil Painting The Crab & Lemon Still Life

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...

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Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Guitar on Gueridon - Oil Painting Russian Cubism French
Still Life with Guitar on Gueridon - Oil Painting Russian Cubism French

Still Life with Guitar on Gueridon - Oil Painting Russian Cubism French

This is an Original Painting by the artist Serge Ferat. The work is signed by the artist "S.Ferat" at the lower left corner of the canvas Condition: Good condition. Unexamined outs...

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1940s Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Woman before a Mirror (Cubist Portrait)
Woman before a Mirror (Cubist Portrait)

Woman before a Mirror (Cubist Portrait)

By William Barnett

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

William Barnett (1918-1992). Portrait of a Reclining Woman ca. 1950. Pencil and Ink on paper measuring 9 x 8 inches. Signed lower left. Unframed. William Barnett ( called Will)...

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Pencil

Harlequin and Child Violinist Musicians Mid-century Cubist painting
Harlequin and Child Violinist Musicians Mid-century Cubist painting

Harlequin and Child Violinist Musicians Mid-century Cubist painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful cubist portrait depict a Harlequin and Child playing violin. Oil on canvas, measuring 23.5 x 35.5 inches. Framed measurement: 25.5 x 37.5 inches. Unsigned.

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.