Cubism Fun Fact Picasso’s birth name is: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso Pablo Picasso

Major Developments - Europe The British army reorganizing and readies to go to war, 1908-1914 By 1912 British had an army ready to go to war against France

Notable Artists Pablo Picasso Juan Gris Marcel Duchamp Georges Braque

Characteristics of Cubism Many artists wanted to portray life not how it seems in their art Conception of fourth dimension was shown often Geometrical, conceptual art pieces Unrealistic images and sculptures

The Three Musicians The original painting is located, as stated, in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Yet there was another copy made. The other copy was put in a different museum. You can find it in the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania, USA. By Pablo Picasso 6 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 3 3/4 in. Oil on Canvas Completed 1921 Located in the Museum of Modern Art, New York

Houses at l'Estaque Braque simplifies the form of the houses Braque and Picasso worked together very closely Even some experts have difficulty telling the work of one artist from the other 1908 Oil on canvas 28-5/8 x 23-1/4 inches Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Pompidou, Paris

The Weeping Woman Artist: Pablo Picasso Created: 1937 Size: 2' 0" x 1' 7" (60 cm x 49 cm) Media: Oil paint Subject: Suffering Weeping Woman, is an oil on canvas painted by Pablo Picasso in France in 1937. Picasso loved the subject, so he painted many more with the same subject in the same year. However this painting was the last and most detailed of the series.

The Man At The Café Artist: Juan Gris Completion Date: 1912 Technique: Oil Paints Material: canvas Dimensions: 128.2 x 88 cm Gallery: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Guernica One of Picasso’s most famous works the Nazi's bombing practice on the town of Guernica Spanish Civil War Created: April 26, 1937–June 1937 Dimensions: 11' 5" x 25' 6“ Oil paint Museo del Prado, Madrid

Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon Portrays five naked women. These five women seem to appear menacing and rendering based on their angular and disjointed bodies. Two of the women have African masks which symbolizes a savage aura. With this painting made a radical departure from traditional European work. It’s considered a seminal to early development of both cubism and modern art. The painting is very revolutionary and controversial and led to anger and disagreement. By Pablo Picasso 8 ft. x 7 ft. 8 in. Oil Painting Completed 1907 Located in the Museum of Modern Art, New York

La Guitare Georges Braque 71.1 cm. x 55.9 cm. Oil Painting Completed 1910 Located in Tate Modern, London, UK Braque begun to work very closely with Picasso around 1909. He, as well as Picasso, developed a proto-Cubist style of painting. Braque was mainly interested in developing Cézanne’s idea of having multiple perspectives. It was discovered that Braque’s encounter with Picasso had only deepened the exploration of Cézanne’s ideas. Braque became considered one of the innovators of Cubism and his work is now considered Analytic Cubism

Figure dans un Fauteuil By Pablo Picasso 92.1 cm. x 73 cm. Oil Painting Completed 1910 Located at Tate Modern, London, UK Pablo Picasso, one of the greatest artists, was one of the innovators of cubism. Pablo Picasso was influenced by Gauguin, Cézanne, African masks and Iberian sculptures. Cézanne had an idea of making art have multiple perspectives. This is a big characteristic in creating Cubist art. Pablo along with Braque developed Cubism in 1908. They used many complex patterns to make things seem as if they are being seen from multiple angles but at the same time.

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