Football Players
1912-1913 National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
This large-scale oil on canvas painting depicts a dynamic, fragmented scene of athletes in motion, characteristic of the Analytical Cubism movement. It is currently held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Albert Gleizes was a central figure in the Cubist movement and co-authored the influential book 'Du "Cubisme"' in 1912, which helped define the style for the public. This painting, with its overlapping planes and focus on the mechanics of the sport, exemplifies the Cubist fascination with depicting time and movement within a static, two-dimensional composition.
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Football Players
Albert Gleizes, 1912-1913
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