Cubist Portrait of a Man in a Hat, C.1940

1920 - 1940

Sold by Brave Fine Art

Description

A mid-20th-century cubist oil painting depicting a man in a hat.

The Cubist movement of the early-20th-century was revolutionary in its approach. Artists, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, sought to convey more about a subject by bringing several views together in the same image.

By doing so, they reflect the fact that in reality we rarely see an object from one set angle as our perspectives continually change.

Part of the fun of Cubism is trying to figure out the subject in question and it’s not always a straightforward task. What do you see in this particular piece? There’s certainly a figure in a hat but what is he holding?

The painted is housed in a decorative vintage frame and monogrammed in the lower left.

Medium: Oil on board

Size including frame: 14” x 17” / 35cm x 44cm

Year of creation: c. 1940

Provenance: England

Condition" Artwork in good condition. Frame with minor losses and age-related wear.

Physical Dimensions

Height

44cm (17.32")

Width

35cm (13.78")

Depth

2cm (0.79")

Declaration

Brave Fine Art has dated this piece to the 1940s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA679091

Description

A mid-20th-century cubist oil painting depicting a man in a hat.

The Cubist movement of the early-20th-century was revolutionary in its approach.

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Artists, Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, sought to convey more about a subject by bringing several views together in the same image.

Brave Fine Art

fig 1. Cubist Portrait Of A Man In A Hat, c.1940 — fig 1. Cubist Portrait of a Man in a Hat, C.1940

By doing so, they reflect the fact that in reality we rarely see an object from one set angle as our perspectives continually change.

Part of the fun of Cubism is trying to figure out the subject in question and it’s not always a straightforward task. What do you see in this particular piece? There’s certainly a figure in a hat but what is he holding?