The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 20, 2025

View of Paris

c. 1920

Albert Gleizes

(French, 1881–1953)
France, 20th century
graphite and watercolor on wove paper
Sheet: 10.9 x 10.1 cm (4 5/16 x 4 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2019.258
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

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.
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    (Fischer Kiener Galerie, Paris, France)
    1968-2008
    Muriel Butkin [1916-2008], Shaker Heights, OH
    December 2, 2019
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.258