Cubism Cubism Cubism is an early-20th-century art movement which brought European painting and sculpture historically forward toward 20th-century Modern art. Cubism in its various forms inspired related movements in literature and architecture. Cubism has been considered among the most influential art movements of the 20th century. The term is broadly used in association with a wide variety of art produced in Paris (Montmartre, Montparnasse, and Puteaux) during the 1910s and throughout the 1920s. The movement was pioneered by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, joined by Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand Léger. One primary influence that
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