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Definition of Cubism
1. Noun. An artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes.
Specialized synonyms: Analytical Cubism, Synthetic Cubism
Member holonyms: Cubist
Derivative terms: Cubist, Cubistic
Definition of Cubism
1. n. A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below).
Definition of Cubism
1. Noun. (context: often capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cubism
1. a style of art [n -S] : CUBISTIC [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cubism
Literary usage of Cubism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cubists and Post-impressionism by Arthur Jerome Eddy (1914)
"VI THE THEORY OF cubism THE art that is at hand is a highly subjective art as
... cubism is one attempt, Futurism is another, Compositional painting is ..."
2. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"He thereby hoped to depict objects in their 16. Robert Rosenblum, "cubism,"
Readings in Art History 2 (1976), 333; Seuphor, Sculpture of This Century, 29. ..."
3. Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning by Willard Huntington Wright, S. S. Van Dine (1915)
"XI PICASSO AND cubism cubism first and foremost is an attempt to make art more
arbitrary in its selection of compositional forms. ..."
4. De Stijl Continued: The Journal Structure (1958-1964) an Artists' Debate by Jonneke Jobse (2005)
"44 cubism Although Bal jeu had considerable respect for The New Cezanne, ...
He was convinced that cubism was a far more promising departure point for the ..."
5. Collected Poems by Alfred Noyes (1920)
"cubism I HAVE laughed, but seen it,— under Ditchling Down, Blue cubes, yellow
cubes, crimson cubes and brown. ..."
6. The Cuban Struggle for Liberty: Ambassador Bayard's Partisan Utterances by Robert Roberts Hitt (1896)
"... cubism Struggle for Liberty. SPEECH OP HON. KK HITT. Friday, April S, 1896.
The House haying under consideration the report of the conference committee ..."
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