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![Painting, La becquée, Timothy Archer](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/764553_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Le poivrot, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1875939_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Les Religieuses, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/764322_1_grid.jpg)
Les Religieuses
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Nature morte aux fleurs et au piano, Claude Vénard](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1955718_1_grid.jpg)
Nature morte aux fleurs et au piano
Claude Vénard
Painting - 135 x 190 x 3 cm Painting - 53.1 x 74.8 x 1.2 inch
€72,000
![Painting, La penseuse, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2000010_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Surprise, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1727103_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fleur de Caractère, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1700820_1_grid.jpg)
Fleur de Caractère
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
![Painting, Flying Lovers, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/981300_1_grid.jpg)
Flying Lovers
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 80 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
![Painting, Illy, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152108_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Family Love I, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1278672_1_grid.jpg)
Family Love I
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch
€380
![Painting, Musical Symbiosis (1), Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2182902_1_grid.jpg)
Musical Symbiosis (1)
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,800
![Painting, Maurice II, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1069833_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Masquerade, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1599579_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Woman in Spring, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/780396_1_grid.jpg)
Woman in Spring
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,800
![Painting, Woman with bird, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/690981_1_grid.jpg)
Woman with bird
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
€2,500
![Painting, Escape in dreams, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685440_1_grid.jpg)
Escape in dreams
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
![Painting, Etude, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/685419_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, A blossoming portrait, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2145555_1_grid.jpg)
A blossoming portrait
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€320
![Painting, Beach Balls, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/706995_1_grid.jpg)
Beach Balls
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 80 x 200 x 4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 78.7 x 1.6 inch
€5,700
![Painting, Happy Time, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/862758_1_grid.jpg)
Happy Time
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,800
![Painting, Tristesse, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/842046_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Genetic manipulation, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1611945_1_grid.jpg)
Genetic manipulation
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 70 x 180 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 70.9 x 0.8 inch
€2,400
![Painting, Happy Flowers, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1062876_1_grid.jpg)
Happy Flowers
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch
€3,200
![Fine Art Drawings, La Sirène, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/690099_1_grid.jpg)
La Sirène
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€380
![Painting, Message d'Espoir, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/756105_1_grid.jpg)
Message d'Espoir
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,800
![Fine Art Drawings, Zen, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/730875_1_grid.jpg)
Zen
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 75 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch
€380
![Fine Art Drawings, Les Rimes Féminines, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/642471_1_grid.jpg)
Les Rimes Féminines
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 55 x 75.9 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 21.7 x 29.9 x 0.4 inch
€380
![Fine Art Drawings, Horse out of the box, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/642414_1_grid.jpg)
Horse out of the box
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€380
![Painting, The Sound of birds, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1976394_1_grid.jpg)
The Sound of birds
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 100 x 160 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 63 x 0.8 inch
€6,200
![Print, Grosse Prostituée, Sorcière à la Chouette et Voyageur en Sabots, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2229401_1_grid.jpg)
Grosse Prostituée, Sorcière à la Chouette et Voyageur en Sabots
Pablo Picasso
Print - 28.3 x 34.9 cm Print - 11.1 x 13.7 inch
€12,500
![Print, Groupe avec vieillard à la torche sur un âne amoureux, femme et arlequin, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2227797_1_grid.jpg)
Groupe avec vieillard à la torche sur un âne amoureux, femme et arlequin
Pablo Picasso
Print - 45.5 x 63.2 cm Print - 17.9 x 24.9 inch
€20,000
![Painting, L'animal de compagnie, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2214946_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Les Danseurs à la Lune - Original Etching, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/630981_1_grid.jpg)
Les Danseurs à la Lune - Original Etching
Marc Chagall
Print - 50 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.8 x 0 inch
€12,000
![Painting, Mujer, Enrique Pichardo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2160102_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sculpteur avec son modèle, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1723026_1_grid.jpg)
Sculpteur avec son modèle
Pablo Picasso
Print - 70 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€2,000
![Print, Le Repos du Sculpteur, IV, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1723023_1_grid.jpg)
Le Repos du Sculpteur, IV
Pablo Picasso
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€2,000
![Print, Création, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/896586_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2 femmes autour d'un Basquiat, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/317533_1_grid.jpg)
2 femmes autour d'un Basquiat
Zafi
Painting - 140 x 140 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
€13,000
![Fine Art Drawings, Duet, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2210741_1_grid.jpg)
Duet
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 55 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 21.7 x 0.4 inch
€520
![Print, La Fête de la Patronne, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/796926_1_grid.jpg)
La Fête de la Patronne
Pablo Picasso
Print - 36.7 x 49.2 x 0.3 cm Print - 14.4 x 19.4 x 0.1 inch
€14,500
![Print, Sculpteur devant sa Sculpture, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142865_1_grid.jpg)
Sculpteur devant sa Sculpture
Pablo Picasso
Print - 19.5 x 27.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 7.7 x 10.8 x 0.1 inch
€8,800
![Painting, Evening Glory, Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1213140_1_grid.jpg)
Evening Glory
Kajazun (Kajo) Avetisyan
Painting - 69 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 27.2 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€800
![Print, Le Cocu Magnifique, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1351158_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Hors du cadre, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1419441_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, 2 femmes en sécurité, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1453368_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Cocu Magnifique, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/631527_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Dans l'Atelier, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142869_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Deux Femmes Nues, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142867_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Modèle et son Peintre, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142864_1_grid.jpg)
Le Modèle et son Peintre
Pablo Picasso
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€12,900
![Print, Le Peintre et Son Modèle, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142863_1_grid.jpg)
Le Peintre et Son Modèle
Pablo Picasso
Print - 50 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch
€12,950
![Print, Deux femmes accroupies, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142835_1_grid.jpg)
Deux femmes accroupies
Pablo Picasso
Print - 50 x 65 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
€12,800
![Print, Les Bleus de Barcelone, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142834_1_grid.jpg)
Les Bleus de Barcelone
Pablo Picasso
Print - 41.5 x 54 x 0.2 cm Print - 16.3 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
€9,500
![Print, Peintre au travail, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751307_1_grid.jpg)
Peintre au travail
Pablo Picasso
Print - 44.8 x 55.3 x 0.2 cm Print - 17.6 x 21.8 x 0.1 inch
€11,800
![Print, L’Etreinte, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751304_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Couple, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737165_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Roi et Reine, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737159_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Figures Mythologiques, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737156_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Venus et l'Amour, dans le style du XVIIe siècle, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1699821_1_grid.jpg)
Venus et l'Amour, dans le style du XVIIe siècle
Pablo Picasso
Print - 54.5 x 56.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 21.5 x 22.2 x 0.1 inch
€13,500
![Print, 10 May 1968, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1352769_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, L'Etreinte II, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1244475_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Big woman in an ice cold bath, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360800_1_grid.jpg)
Big woman in an ice cold bath
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 120 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€1,200
![Print, La Grande Danseuse, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2142859_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le bain Turc, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1292283_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Satyre et le Passant, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/665547_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Femme assise, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/698088_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le French cancan, Fernand Léger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/897849_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Signora-The shadows of grey version Painting, Hildegarde Handsaeme](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2061537_1_grid.jpg)
Signora-The shadows of grey version Painting
Hildegarde Handsaeme
Painting - 76.2 x 55.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 22 x 1 inch
€918
![Print, Le Clown Acrobate, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/631554_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Fin d'Absalom, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/631398_1_grid.jpg)
![Fine Art Drawings, Femme et son ombre, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1479183_1_grid.jpg)
Femme et son ombre
Zafi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,400
![Print, Sin titulo, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/181108_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sin titulo, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/181102_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Sin titulo, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/181072_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Peintre peignant la nuque de son jeune modèle, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2091114_1_grid.jpg)
Peintre peignant la nuque de son jeune modèle
Pablo Picasso
Print - 25 x 32.5 x 0.1 cm Print - 9.8 x 12.8 x 0 inch
€10,800
![Print, Venus noir, Cumbone](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1794864_1_grid.jpg)
![Design, Brodlim x Julien Raynaud, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2131351_1_grid.jpg)
Brodlim x Julien Raynaud
Julien Raynaud
Design - 105 x 155 x 3 cm Design - 41.3 x 61 x 1.2 inch
€2,200
![Painting, Femme assise, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2139135_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Peintre et modèle qui se cache le visage, Pablo Picasso](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1941678_1_grid.jpg)
Peintre et modèle qui se cache le visage
Pablo Picasso
Print - 32.5 x 41 cm Print - 12.8 x 16.1 inch
€8,000
![Painting, Night time thinking, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167769_1_grid.jpg)
Night time thinking
Laurent Proneur
Painting - 152.4 x 127 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 50 x 2 inch
€27,071
![Painting, Thoughts of a lonely women, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167721_1_grid.jpg)
Thoughts of a lonely women
Laurent Proneur
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 2 inch
€35,393
![Painting, Le grand saut, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118102_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sous le soleil, Julien Raynaud](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1955340_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Le Peintre, from Songes, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2091135_1_grid.jpg)
![Print, Siren with the Poet from Nice and the Côte d'Azur, Marc Chagall](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2091117_1_grid.jpg)
Siren with the Poet from Nice and the Côte d'Azur
Marc Chagall
Print - 73.2 x 52.6 x 0.1 cm Print - 28.8 x 20.7 x 0 inch
€12,800
![Fine Art Drawings, Femme au visage vert, Zafi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1089537_1_grid.jpg)
Femme au visage vert
Zafi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
€1,600
![Painting, Let's scooter to the nude beach, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1842486_1_grid.jpg)
Let's scooter to the nude beach
Laurent Proneur
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 2 inch
€37,689
![Painting, Thief of hearts, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167740_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Desire, Laurent Proneur](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2167738_1_grid.jpg)
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Cubism
Cubism developed in Paris in the early 20th century, under not only the watchful gaze of Pablo Picasso, but also Georges Braque. Although Braque is arguably a convert to Cubism, they are considered to be joint leaders of the movement.
The artists channelled Cézanne's idea that art should not directly reproduce nature, but rather exist alongside it. Between 1907 and 1912, the artists produced the first examples of “Analytical Cubism," where they conveyed a sombre and unexpected depiction of the world. Natural forms were reduced to geometric, inorganic and lifeless shapes. It was Louis Vauxcelles who coined the term "Cubism" in his criticism of Braque's work. He accused the painter of reducing everything "with geometric contours to cubes." Cubism was initially heavily disliked by critics and poorly received by the public; who was arguably not ready for such an avant-garde artistic concept. However, regardless of its criticism, the style was still adopted by many artists including Spanish painter, Juan Gris.
From 1911 onwards, Cubism became more aesthetically pleasing and therefore more accessible to the public. This was largely due to Fernand Léger's bright and vibrant works, which were a lot more optimistic than previous Cubist renderings. This lead to a second wave of Cubism, known as "Synthetic Cubism." Synthetic Cubist works lacked depth and focussed more on composition, shape, and bright colours, as opposed to the systematic approach of Analytical Cubism. The aesthetic of Synthetic Cubism proved a lot more popular than previous years; revolutionising 20th century modern art.
Pablo Picasso: In 1907, Pablo Picasso unveiled what is considered to be the first Cubist painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. He created this painting as a response to his friend and rival Henri Matisse's Bonheur de Vivre. Picasso was particularly inspired by primitive art and Paul Gauguin. He frequently painted controversial subjects, such as prostitutes in brothels.
Georges Braque: along with Picasso, Braque was the spearhead of the movement. In 1908, during his stay in l'Estaque, a district of Marseille, he painted several cubist landscapes. These landscapes piqued the interest of art dealer, Daniel Henri Kahnweiler, who organised the first ever Cubist exhibition in his gallery.
Fernand Léger: the artist introduced bright colours and compositions to his works; rendering them more optimistic than the previous Cubist works by Braque and Picasso. The Exit of the Russian Ballet is one of his most notable works.
Juan Gris: The young Spanish painter painted his first cubist painting in 1912. His Portrait of Pablo Picasso is one of his most famous works. The depiction of Picasso is less harsh and much brighter than in the early Cubist works.
Almost all the major artists who succeeded in finding a distinctive style before the First World War, would have experienced a Cubist phase at one time or another. This includes figures such as: Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, František Kupka, Robert Delaunay and Piet Mondrian. However, Cubism has hugely impacted the history of art in both the 20th and 21st centuries, and the influence of this movement can still be felt today. Discover contemporary artists such as Vik Muniz, Miguel Guia, Julien Raynaud and Timothy Archeron who were inspired by this revolutionary movement.