Representative work by Albert Gleizes
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Albert Gleizes

1881–1953 · French

Albert Gleizes was a key Cubist painter and theorist whose work combined large structural rhythms with an increasingly abstract pictorial language. His 1912 book Du Cubisme, written with Jean Metzinger, helped define the movement for a broad audience.

Painting; writing

Major Works

  • 1912Man on a Balcony
  • 1912–13The Football Players
  • 1911Portrait of Jacques Nayral
  • 1911La Chasse
  • 1910Woman with Phlox
  • 1915Composition for Jazz
  • 1915Brooklyn Bridge
  • 1912Harvest Threshing
  • 1920sComposition
  • 1920Ecuyère

Interviews & Writing

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