The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
View of Paris
c. 1920
Location: not on view
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With the artist Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes authored Du Cubisme (1912), the first major book explaining the Cubist movement.Description
Albert Gleizes was among the early artists to experiment with Cubism after its invention by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. He focused primarily on modern life, such as the urban view seen here. The sheet presents a view across Paris extending into the far distance, punctuated by the Eiffel Tower in the distance and smoke pouring from a factory’s smokestack at left.- ?(Fischer Kiener Galerie, Paris, France)1968-2008Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OHDecember 2, 2019The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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