_January 16 – Cubism in Europe
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The Origins of Cubism
Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907
*Fang, Gabon, Reliquary Head mid/late 19th century wood and copper
Picasso, Study for Les Demoiselles 1907 graphite with charcoal and pastel on paper
Picasso, Landscape at Horta de Ebro 1909
Braque, Houses at L’Estaque 1908
*Cézanne, Bay of Marseilles Seen from L’Estaque (detail) 1885
*Braque, Little Harbor in Normandy 1909
Braque, The Rio Tinto Factories at L’Estaque 1910
Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire 1902-1904
*Picasso, Head of a Woman summer 1909
*Picasso, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler autumn 1910
Cubism and the Object
Braque, Violin and Palette 1909-10
Braque, The Portuguese (The Emigrant) 1911-12
Picasso, The Architect’s Table 1912
Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning 1912 oil, oilcloth, and paper on canvas with rope frame
Braque, Fruit Dish and Glass 1912 papier collé and charcoal on paper
*Braque, Bal (recto) 1912 papier collé with charcoal and tan papers on white paper
Picasso, Bowl with Fruit, Violin, and Wineglass 1913 pasted paper, watercolor, chalk, oil paint, and charcoal on cardboard
*Braque, Still Life with Glass, Dice, Newspaper, and Playing Card 1913
*Braque, Still Life 1914 collage composed of charcoal, graphite, oil paint, and watercolor on a variety of cut paper
Gris, Breakfast 1914 cut and pasted paper, crayon and oil on canvas
*Gris, The Checkerboard September 1915
*Gleizes, Composition 1920 gouache over graphite on paper
*De La Fresnaye, The White Leaves 1920 gouache, watercolor, and graphite
*Severini, Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors) 1916
Cubist Sculpture
*Picasso, Head of a Woman (Fernande) autumn 1909
Picasso, Guitar 1912-13 paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire installed with cut cardboard box
Picasso, Guitar 1912-13 sheet metal with wire
*Modigliani, Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz 1916
*Lipchitz, Seated Figure 1917 limestone
*Lipchitz, The Reader 1919 bronze
Cubism and Modernity
*Léger, The Railway Crossing (Sketch) 1919
*Picabia, New York 1913 gouache with watercolor and graphite
*Delaunay, Champ de Mars (The Red Tower) 1911/23
Cubism and the Figure
*Juan Gris, Portrait of Pablo Picasso January-February 1912
*Metzinger, Woman with a Fan 1913
Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase 1 & 2 1913
*Picabia, Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic) 1913
*Picasso, Man with a Pipe 1915
*Gontcharova, Spanish Dancer 1916
*Severini, Collage with Box of Matches 1912-13 charcoal, red and white chalks, and collage elements on paper
*Severini, Dancer 1913 charcoal on paper
Malevich, Samovar 1913
*Malevich, Painterly Realism of a Football Player—Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension 1915
Picasso, Three Musicians 1921
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
The Origins of Cubism
Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon 1907
*Fang, Gabon, Reliquary Head mid/late 19th century wood and copper
Picasso, Study for Les Demoiselles 1907 graphite with charcoal and pastel on paper
Picasso, Landscape at Horta de Ebro 1909
Braque, Houses at L’Estaque 1908
*Cézanne, Bay of Marseilles Seen from L’Estaque (detail) 1885
*Braque, Little Harbor in Normandy 1909
Braque, The Rio Tinto Factories at L’Estaque 1910
Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire 1902-1904
*Picasso, Head of a Woman summer 1909
*Picasso, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler autumn 1910
Cubism and the Object
Braque, Violin and Palette 1909-10
Braque, The Portuguese (The Emigrant) 1911-12
Picasso, The Architect’s Table 1912
Picasso, Still Life with Chair Caning 1912 oil, oilcloth, and paper on canvas with rope frame
Braque, Fruit Dish and Glass 1912 papier collé and charcoal on paper
*Braque, Bal (recto) 1912 papier collé with charcoal and tan papers on white paper
Picasso, Bowl with Fruit, Violin, and Wineglass 1913 pasted paper, watercolor, chalk, oil paint, and charcoal on cardboard
*Braque, Still Life with Glass, Dice, Newspaper, and Playing Card 1913
*Braque, Still Life 1914 collage composed of charcoal, graphite, oil paint, and watercolor on a variety of cut paper
Gris, Breakfast 1914 cut and pasted paper, crayon and oil on canvas
*Gris, The Checkerboard September 1915
*Gleizes, Composition 1920 gouache over graphite on paper
*De La Fresnaye, The White Leaves 1920 gouache, watercolor, and graphite
*Severini, Still Life (Centrifugal Expansion of Colors) 1916
Cubist Sculpture
*Picasso, Head of a Woman (Fernande) autumn 1909
Picasso, Guitar 1912-13 paperboard, paper, string, and painted wire installed with cut cardboard box
Picasso, Guitar 1912-13 sheet metal with wire
*Modigliani, Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz 1916
*Lipchitz, Seated Figure 1917 limestone
*Lipchitz, The Reader 1919 bronze
Cubism and Modernity
*Léger, The Railway Crossing (Sketch) 1919
*Picabia, New York 1913 gouache with watercolor and graphite
*Delaunay, Champ de Mars (The Red Tower) 1911/23
Cubism and the Figure
*Juan Gris, Portrait of Pablo Picasso January-February 1912
*Metzinger, Woman with a Fan 1913
Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase 1 & 2 1913
*Picabia, Edtaonisl (Ecclesiastic) 1913
*Picasso, Man with a Pipe 1915
*Gontcharova, Spanish Dancer 1916
*Severini, Collage with Box of Matches 1912-13 charcoal, red and white chalks, and collage elements on paper
*Severini, Dancer 1913 charcoal on paper
Malevich, Samovar 1913
*Malevich, Painterly Realism of a Football Player—Color Masses in the Fourth Dimension 1915
Picasso, Three Musicians 1921