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Les peintres cubistes
Guillaume ApollinaireA poet's short early account of the new painting, written while it was still being fought over.
Du "Cubisme"
Albert GleizesA brief theoretical statement by two Cubist painters on what the movement was attempting.
Der Weg Zum Kubismus
Daniel-Henry KahnweilerA dealer's account of the movement's early development, written by a close observer of its first years.
Picasso
Gertrude SteinA short, personal portrait of Picasso in Stein's own prose style, written from her close acquaintance with him.
Cubism and Abstract Art
Barr, Alfred H., Jr.A catalogue for the Museum of Modern Art show that set out a widely used chart of modern art's development.
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PicassoPablo Picasso1926 - Fernand Léger
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Cubism and fashionRichard Martin1998 - A life of Picasso
A life of PicassoJohn Richardson1991 - Cubism
CubismJohn Golding1959 - Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973
Pablo Picasso, 1881-1973Carsten-Peter Warncke1991 - Primitivism, cubism, abstraction
Primitivism, cubism, abstractionCharles Harrison1993 - Cubism and abstract art
Cubism and abstract artThe Museum of Modern Arts1936 - Georges Braque
Georges BraqueGeorges Braque1950