Cubism (the first style of abstract art) 1905 - 1940
Founding Artists Pablo Picasso – Picasso was the first to create cubist artwork after returning from a trip to Paris Georges Braque – Braque created landscape scenes using geometric figures and often collaborated with Picasso Paul Cezanne – Cezanne’s work was a prelude to the Cubism and Fauvism movements
The ‘Salon’ Cubists Robert Delaunay Sonia Delaunay Jean Metzinger Raymond Duchamp-Villon
The Main Tenants of Cubism Shifting Planes Simplification of shapes Deformation of figures Different points of view on a single plane
Factory in Horta de Ebbo Artist : Pablo Picasso Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1909
Viaduct at L'Estaque Artist : Georges Braque Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1908
Violin and Glass Artist : Juan Gris Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1915
Violin and Jug Artist : Georges Braque Medium : Oil on canvas Year : 1910
Still life with mandolin and guitar Artist : Georges Braque Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1924
Still Life with Chair Caning Artist : Pablo Picasso Medium : oil, on canvas Year : 1912
Weeping Woman Artist : Pablo Picasso Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1937
La Danse (the dance) Artist : Ossip Zadkine Medium : Bronze Year : 1927 Location : Musee d’Orsay, Paris
Candlestick and Playing Cards on a Table Artist : Georges Braque Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1910 Location : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Table by a Window Artist : Jean Metzinger Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1917 Location : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Still life and a Bottle of Rum Artist : Pablo Picasso Medium : oil on canvas Year : 1911 Location : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of a German Officer Artist : Marsden Hartley Medium : Oil on canvas Year : 1914 Location : Metropolitan Museum of Art