Georges Valmier (French, 1885–1937) was one of the first painters to explore the Cubist aesthetic. From as early as 1909, Valmier experimented with the new style independent of Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, whom he did not know at the time. From 1918 until his death, Valmier was represented by Léonce Rosenberg, whose Galerie l'Effort Moderne was the focus of many Cubist artists, including Albert Gleizes, Jean Metzinger, August Herbin, and Henri Laurens. In 1921, l'Effort Moderne hosted Valmier's first solo show.

The early 1930s marked Valmier's departure from Cubism in favor of abstraction. In 1932, alongside Hans Arp, Frantisek Kupka, and Georges Vantongerloo, Valmier was a founding member of the Abstraction-Création group. Together with Alfred Reth, he developed Formes dans l'Espace. In parallel with Gleizes, Valmier became increasingly preoccupied with religion and metaphysics, which is reflected in the delicate nuances of color and form, and the abstracted pictorial harmonies in his works. In 1930, Lévy published Valmier's album of decorative projects called Décors et Couleurs. This publication became a recognized source of inspiration for many abstract painters.

In 1936, Valmier worked on three monumental works for the 1937 Exposition Universelle, which he never lived to see.