Cubism1908-1914

CubismCubists broke objects into a multitude of pieces that were not actually cubes.

The name came from Matisse’s dismissal of Braque’s landscapes as “little cubes”

CubismThere are considered to be four “true” Cubist painters. PicassoBraqueGrisLeger

Portrait of Picasso by Leger

Analytic CubismThe first of two phases of Cubism was called Analytic Cubism because it analyzed the form of objects by shattering them into fragments spread out on the canvas.

Man with a Guitar by Braque

Analytic CubismPicasso and Braque worked in a nearly monochrome palette. Using only brown, green and later gray in order to analyze the form without the distraction of bright colors.

Girl with a Mandolin by Picasso

Synthetic CubismBraque and Picasso invented a new art form called collage.

Braque’s “Mandolin” dismantles the stringed instrument only to resemble it’s essential structural lines in corrugated cardboard and newsprint.

Three Musicians by Picasso

Mandolin by Braque

Synthetic CubismGris contributed to Synthetic Cubism.

Leger added curved forms to the angular Cubist vocabulary. Noted for his industrial landscapes full of polished, metallic shapes & hard gears.

The Guitar by Gris

Dans L’Usine by Leger