Albert Gleizes

Albert Gleizes, a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism, co-authored the first major treatise on the movement, 'Du "Cubisme"', and was instrumental in introducing modern art to America.

ABOUT

Born Albert Léon Gleizes in Paris in 1881, Gleizes initially resisted formal schooling, preferring to write poetry and wander. He began painting around 1901, teaching himself in the Impressionist tradition, with early landscapes showing influences from artists like Alfred Sisley or Camille Pissarro. His work quickly evolved, moving through Post-Impressionist and Symbolist phases, and by 1908, he was experimenting with a proto-Cubist style, exploring structural rhythms and si…

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NOTABLE WORKS

View of Budapest 1904 · Fondation Bemberg The Banks of the Marne 1909 · Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon Man in a Hammock 1909 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum Woman with Phlox 1910 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston The Tree 1910 La Chasse 1911

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Alfred SisleyImpressionism Camille PissarroImpressionism Paul CézannePost-Impressionism Henri Le FauconnierCubism

Influenced

Blanche Lazzell