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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Ladies Gossiping in a Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ladies Gossiping in a Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 8.75 inches Medium: Oil on canv...
Oil
$3,004Sale Price|25% Off
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Sunbathing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Post-Cubist Reclining Nude Interior Composition French Oil Painting by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 46 inches...
Oil
Dark Thunder
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
Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Figures Beneath Colourful Parasols French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Medium: Oil and penc...
Oil, Color Pencil
Friends Gathering in a Parisian Café French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Friends Gathering in a Parisian Café French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 8.75 x 6.5 inches Medium: Watercolou...
Watercolor, Color Pencil
$2,164Sale Price|25% Off
Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Interior Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 36 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Oil
Two Women Relaxing on Orange Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Two Women Relaxing on Terrace French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Watercolour on can...
Watercolor
$1,324Sale Price|25% Off
French Modernist Harbour Scene with Boats Colourful Coastal Oil Painting 1950's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Harbour Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ modernist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques COURTADE (192...
Oil
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
$1,738Sale Price|20% Off
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Cubist Oil Painting Female Nude Artists Model
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model, female nude reclining in chair by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 29 x 29 inches Provenance: all the pai...
Oil
$1,249Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil, Canvas
$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
Parisian Fruit Market Stall French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Parisian Fruit Market Stall French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 11 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
$2,546Sale Price|25% Off
Large 1950's French Post-Cubist Oil Painting Picasso Style Nude Portrait
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 39 x 32 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist ...
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
$842Sale Price|20% Off
1960's French Modernist Cubist Painting Gentleman In Red With Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1968 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...
Gouache
$3,004Sale Price|25% Off
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Grey Nude Lady Bath Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady In Grey Bathroom Interior by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 39 inches Provenance: unsigned, all the paintin...
Oil
Entrée La Gare
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
$1,375Sale Price|25% Off
Large 20th Century French Post-Cubist Oil Painting La Lavandiere Washing Clothes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
La Lavandiere by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have c...
Oil
$1,032Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Post-Impressionist Oil Elegant Portrait of Woman in Floral Attire
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Portrait signed by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999) oil on canvas, unframed dated 1937 canvas : 29 x 24 inches Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris C...
Oil
Sitting woman - Acrylic , 65x92 cm. framed
By Georges Connan
Located in Nice, FR
Wonderful acrylic on wood panel by Georges Connan. Comes with frame Georges Connan born in 1912 and dead in 1987.
Acrylic
$504Sale Price|25% Off
Mid 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Still Life Tea Pot & Saucers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life Composition by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.75 x 18 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this a...
Oil
$1,200Sale Price|20% 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
A Cubist Cuban Country Chico
Located in San Francisco, CA
You cannot pass this doleful young man without engaging. If you have traveled, you have met him in the streets of Latin America, of India, of Africa and even some parts of the U.S. H...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$1,828Sale Price|25% Off
1950's French Cubist Seated Figure Reading Newspaper Modernist Interior Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Seated Figure Reading Newspaper Modernist Interior Study by Jacques Courtade (1924–2010) French artist, mid-20th century Stamped verso oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 26 x 20 ...
Oil
Man & Figure Resting in Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man and Figure Resting in Parisian Park French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Medium: Oi...
Oil
$863Sale 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
$1,358Sale 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
$50,000
Cajamarquinas: Women from Cajamar, Cubist Oil on Canvas, Framed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Signed, titled, and dated on verso. A leading Peruvian artist, Ernesto Gutierrez, was born in Lima, Peru, in 1941. His father was a Spaniard and his mother a descendant of the Incas...
Canvas, Oil
$2,439Sale Price|25% Off
Huge 1950's Post-Cubist French Oil Painting Nude Lady in Interior Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 26 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist have come ...
Oil
$1,476Sale Price|25% Off
Seated Nude Artist’s Model with Flowers Modernist Oil Painting Cubist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ modernist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques COURTAD...
Oil
$2,597Sale Price|25% Off
Mid Century French Oil Painting Large Canvas Artist Painting Studio Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Studio by Laure Noetzin-Azam (French 1929-2024) pupil of André LHOTE oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 32 x 40 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist h...
Oil
$1,081Sale Price|20% Off
1930's French Cubist Signed Oil Lady in Red Seated on Golden Chair in Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Henri Van Der Beck (French 1886-1956), signed lower right Title: Portrait of a lady seated on a golden yellow chair within an interior...
Oil
Russian Cubist Portrait of a Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful cubist portrait of a woman by unknown Russian artist. Oil on canvas measures 17 x 25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Label fragments affixed on verso.
Canvas, Oil
$1,830Sale 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
$1,393
Promenade – Geometric Cubist Acrylic Painting on Wood, Earth Tones, 33 x 21cm
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...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Au Cafe
By Elizabeth Ronget
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frame size 42 x 52.5 inches ELISABETH RONGET "AU CAFE” OIL ON CANVAS, SIGNED FRANCE, C.1940 Elisabeth Ronget 1886-1962 Elisabeth Boehm Ronget was born in 1896 in Conitz, Polan...
Canvas, Oil
$830
Pink Sculptures on Green, Organic Rocks, Pastel Tones, Garden Render Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pink Sculptures" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculptura...
Acrylic, Paper
Abstract Walking Figure
By Chris Ritter
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Chris Ritter (1906-1976). Walking Figure, ca. 1960. Watercolor on rag paper, sheet measures 15.5 x 22 inches. Sheet is loose and unmounted. Unframed. Estate stamps500 on verso....
Watercolor, Rag Paper
1950s "Yellow Cubist Figure" Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper & Ruth Friedmann Opper Yellow Cubist FIgure c. 1940-1950's Gouache 15" x 18", silver wood frame 16"x19" Unsigned This striking gouache painting featur...
Gouache
Monumental Cubist Charcoal Drawing Paper on Canvas Signed By Lajos Kantor
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding Monumental Artwork Consists of 8 mounted Cubist charcoal drawings mounted on blind canvas frames. Drawing for the Panon Universi...
Canvas
$863Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Cubist Painting Purple Abstract Woman Playing Violin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed & dated 1981 original gouache painting on thick paper/ card - double sided image (cat verso) unframed condition: very good and sound; th...
Gouache
$1,629Sale Price|20% Off
Cubist Portrait Figures Yellow Abstract Original painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Scene 20th Century, Continental School signed initials pastel painting on paper stuck on board, framed framed: 18.5 x 13.5 inches provenance: private collection condition: ver...
Pastel
$1,336Sale 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
Modern Cubist Still Life with Natural Palette, Oil and Acrylic Painting, 60x49cm
Located in PÉRIGUEUX, FR
Nature Morte aux Fruits (Still Life with Fruit) Oil and acrylic on canvas 60 × 49 cm Nature Morte aux Fruits revisits the traditional still life through a structured, cubist constru...
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
"Casa de lechera", 20th Century mixed media on cardboard by M. Hernández Mompó
Located in Madrid, ES
MANUEL HERNÁNDEZ MOMPÓ Spanish, 1927 - 1992 CASA DE LECHERA signed "H. Mompó" (upper left) & inscribed "Rotterdam 55" (upper right) with inscrip...
Charcoal, Ink, Wax, Cardboard
Figure In Bright Hat Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in Paris Gardens French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Reading Beneath a Classical Statue in the Luxembourg Gardens Paris French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas:...
Oil
$1,901Sale Price|20% Off
1960’s Cubist Portrait of Woman Stunning Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady by Wladyslaw Szary, circa 1960’s See label reverse for bio details Oil painting on canvas with applied mixed media Canvas is 64cm x 44cm Original frame Good condi...
Mixed Media, Oil
Woman Seated at Piano in Parisian Square French Modernist 20th Century Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Seated at Piano in Parisian Square French Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.5 x 9 inches Medium: Oil o...
Oil
Figures, Cubist Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Figures (66) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, unsigned Size: 21 in. x 33 in. (53.34 cm x 83.82 cm) Frame Size: 27 x 41 inches
Oil, Board
Figures Walking Beneath Stone Archways French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures Walking Beneath Stone Archways French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 7.5 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on ...
Oil
Tanned Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Reading by the Sea French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9 x 10.75 inches Medium: Oil on canvas, unframed...
Oil
Elderly Gentleman Reading on Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elderly Gentleman Reading on Park Bench French Modernist 20th Century Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 6.25 x 8.25 inches Medium: Waterc...
Watercolor, Color Pencil
$967Sale Price|25% Off
Post-Impressionist French Oil Painting of Woman in Kitchen, Mid-20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman in Kitchen Interior Original oil painting by Jacques COURTADE (French, 1923-1994). Post-Impressionist/ modernist oil painting by the superb 20th century French artist, Jacques...
Oil
Woman Reading by French Window Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Woman Reading by French Window Interior Modernist 20th Century Oil Painting Laure Noetzlin-Azam (French, 1929–2024), pupil of André Lhote Canvas: 9.5 x 6 inches Medium: Oil on canvas...
Oil
Study fot he tronconic hall of the Air Palace, 1937. Gouache on paper.
Located in Paris, FR
Study fot he tronconic hall of the Air Palace, 1937. Gouache on paper. This is a study most this artist's most important artistic work. Son of the painter Albert Aublet, Felix enrol...
Gouache
$482Sale Price|24% Off
Etude pour le Trio, Colorful Cubist Acrylic on Paper, Signed, 70x55 cm
Located in Cotignac, FR
Cubist acrylic on paper on card by French artist Eliane Versini , signed, dated and titled 'Etude pour le Trio' to the front bottom right and the same to the bottom right reverse. H...
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
$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...
Canvas, Oil
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....
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,680Sale Price|25% Off
1950's French Oil Painting Large Cubist Reclining Nude Modernist Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Cubist Reclining Nude Modernist Figures Composition by Laure Noetzli-Azam (French, 1929–2024) oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 42 x 35 inches Provenance: from the artist’s esta...
Oil