Walking Woman Alexander Archipenko 1912
Walking Woman by Alexander Archipenko
Tag: Cubism
Médrano II by Alexander Archipenko
Médrano II by Alexander Archipenko Médrano II1913-14CubismPainted tin, wood, glass, and painted oilclothThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA “Médrano II” displayed the influence of Cubism on Archipenko’s work. Set off by colour and a back panel that framed and supports the figure, the volumes of the body are articulated through intersecting planes, cone, … Continue reading Médrano II by Alexander Archipenko
La petite sirène (The Little Siren) by Henri Laurens
La petite sirène (The Little Siren) by Henri Laurens La petite sirène (The Little Siren)1950SculptureBronzeMildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Inspired by Laurens' trip to the Brittany coast “La Petite Sirène” is part of a series of siren sculptures. Laurens depicts the treacherous mythical woman as an extension of the sea itself, … Continue reading La petite sirène (The Little Siren) by Henri Laurens
Reclining Woman by Henri Laurens
Reclining Woman by Henri Laurens Reclining Woman1953CubismWoodcutThe Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA A prolific artist, Laurens illustrated many textbooks and books of poetry over his lifetime. In ‘Reclining Woman’ the artist transposed his curvilinear reclining female nude sculptures to woodcut. As with his sculptural work he reduced the female form to an organic, … Continue reading Reclining Woman by Henri Laurens
Head of a Woman by Henri Laurens
Head of a Woman by Henri Laurens Head of a Woman1915CubismPainted wood constructionMuseum of Modern Art, New York, USA Laurens demonstrates ‘sculpto-painting with ‘Head of a Woman’. Sculpto-painting is a term coined by author and museum director AM Hammacher to describe this particular work and place Laurens alongside Cubist sculptors such as Alexander Archpenko. Taking … Continue reading Head of a Woman by Henri Laurens
The Thankless Art of Painting
Utrillo’s life could not have been a more Bohemian one. For many the romantic concept of la vie bohème was living a life in Paris of the late-19th and early-20th century but far less dazzling in its reality. The son of Suzanne Valadon, a former circus performer turned artist model and avant garde artist Utrillo never knew his father. Rumours abound that it could have been anyone from Puvisde Chavannes to Renoir to Boissy...
Tête de jeune fillette by Henri Laurens
Tête de jeune fillette by Henri Laurens Tête de jeune fillette1920CubismLimestoneTate, London, UK An appearance of smooth, organic and abstracted mutations of the materials themselves Laurens’s various sculptures of female heads are similar to the heads by Constantin Brancusi. And like Brancusi the artist turned to non-Western sources for inspiration, notably African masks. The artist … Continue reading Tête de jeune fillette by Henri Laurens
Tête de boxeur by Henri Laurens
Laurens was a sculptor and illustrator. Mostly associated with pre-war Cubism he indulged in a wide range of artistic practices. After the war he saw the Cubist movement as too dogmatic and his work acceded to the formal and thematic influences of Classical sculpture...
Woman with a Mandolin by Henri Laurens
Woman with a Mandolin by Henri Laurens Woman with a Mandolin1919CubismUnglazed cast earthenwareSmart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, USA A woman with a mandolin was a common theme and subject among the Cubist painters and sculptors. Laurens used a combination of sharp and curved planar units, blurring the boundaries between the female and the … Continue reading Woman with a Mandolin by Henri Laurens
Nudes in the Forest by Fernand Léger
Nudes in the Forest by Fernand Léger Nudes in the Forest1909-10CubismOil on canvasKröller-Muller State Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands Nudes in the Forest was exhibited at the 1911 Salon des Indépendants and is considered Léger’s first major work, showing his break from Impressionism to Cubism. The influence of Paul Cézanne can be seen in Léger’s focus on … Continue reading Nudes in the Forest by Fernand Léger
Berlioz House by Maurice Utrillo
Berlioz House by Maurice Utrillo Berlioz House1914CubismOil on plywoodMusée de l'Orangerie, Paris, France A Montmartre landmark, Berlioz House was situated on the corner of rue du Mont-Cenis and rue Saint-Vincent. Between 1834 and 1837 it was the home of the composer Hector Berlioz and his wife. The Cubist painter Georges Braque established his studio in … Continue reading Berlioz House by Maurice Utrillo
A Visit with Christopher and Don, Santa Monica Canyon by David Hockney
A Visit with Christopher and Don, Santa Monica Canyon1984Pop Art, CubismOil on two canvassesMuseum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany Hockney draws on the language of Cubism in creating this view of the Santa Monica Canyon. Throughout his artistic life Cubism has been a strong influence on his style. In this piece Hockney expands the Cubist visual language … Continue reading A Visit with Christopher and Don, Santa Monica Canyon by David Hockney
I Am My Own Muse
Artist: Frida Kahlo Born: 6 July 1907, Mexico City, Mexico Nationality: Mexican Movement: Naïve art, Modern art, Surrealism, Magical Realism, Symbolism, Naturalism, Primitivism, Social realism, Cubism Died: 13 July 1954, Mexico City, Mexico...
Form, Colour, Light
Artist: Fernand Léger Born: 4 February 1881, Argentan, France Nationality: French Died: 17 August 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette, France...
Bathers by a River by Henri Matisse
Considered by Matisse to be one of his most important paintings, Bather’s by a River is certainly one of his most puzzling...
The Sailor: Self-Portrait by Vladimir Tatlin
Title: The Sailor: Self-Portrait Date: 1911-12 Movement: Cubism Media: Oil on canvas Location: The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon by Pablo Picasso
Title: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Date: 1907 Movement: Cubism Media: Oil on canvas Location: Currently located in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
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