Cubsim

Cubism was created by the painters Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
in Paris between 1907 and 1914.
It was the most important and certainly the most complete and radical
artistic revelution since the Renaissance.It is generally accepted that
the movement was inaugurated by Picasso`s...

..."Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" (The Young Ladies of Avignon) large oil painting in 1907

...and Braque`s "Large Nude"Paris, spring 1908 Oil on canvas.

From 1911-1912 Cubism became more widely known Internationally and provided the impulse which inspired a number of related movements.

In it`s Origins Cubism was a technique of Realism.

Picasso and Braque during these early years prefered neutral subject matter, avoiding themes with any strong human appeal or emotional associations, and began to practise a near- monochrome, paintings in order to eliminate the emotional overtones of colours.