Jean Metzinger

(French, 1883–1956)

Jean Metzinger was an artist and prominent member of the French avant-garde. Metzinger was best known for Cubist paintings such as Le goûter (Tea Time) (1911), which combined the Divisionist brushstrokes of Georges Seurat  with modeled forms and multiple angles. “The visible world only becomes the real world by the operation of thought,” the artist once said. Born on June 24, 1883 in Nantes, France, he moved to Paris at the age of 20 to pursue a career in art. During this time, Metzinger met Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, whose work had a profound impact on his own. In 1911, Metzinger along with Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, and Fernand Léger participated in the first formally organized exhibition of Cubist painting. An important theorist, Metzinger wrote criticism, poetry, and prose that passionately argued against traditional approaches in art and the need for portraying multiple perspectives to better understand reality and time in a static picture. He died on November 3, 1956 in Paris, France. Today, the artist’s works are included in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.

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Paysage ovale, 1918

Jean Metzinger

Paysage ovale, 1918

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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Still Life with Phonograph, 1925

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Still Life with Phonograph, 1925

Sale Date: January 26, 2015

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Femme lisant, 1935

Jean Metzinger

Femme lisant, 1935

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Nature morte aux poires, 1915

Jean Metzinger

Nature morte aux poires, 1915

Sale Date: December 17, 2014

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Composition cubiste

Jean Metzinger

Composition cubiste

Sale Date: December 8, 2014

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Paysage aux trois meules de foin, 1922

Jean Metzinger

Paysage aux trois meules de foin, 1922

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Paysage de campagne, 1919

Jean Metzinger

Paysage de campagne, 1919

Sale Date: November 6, 2014

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Jeune fille au chapeau rose, 1907

Jean Metzinger

Jeune fille au chapeau rose, 1907

Sale Date: November 6, 2014

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Femme nue à la lettre, 1946

Jean Metzinger

Femme nue à la lettre, 1946

Sale Date: October 24, 2014

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Port du Croisic, 1905

Jean Metzinger

Port du Croisic, 1905

Sale Date: October 23, 2014

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Écuyère au cirque, 1940–1949

Jean Metzinger

Écuyère au cirque, 1940–1949

Sale Date: July 26, 2014

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Pont d'un paquebot

Jean Metzinger

Pont d'un paquebot

Sale Date: June 23, 2014

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Femme nue dans un fauteuil

Jean Metzinger

Femme nue dans un fauteuil

Sale Date: July 2, 2014

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Village sous l'orage, 1920

Jean Metzinger

Village sous l'orage, 1920

Sale Date: June 21, 2014

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Nu allongé à la jambe pliée, 1930

Jean Metzinger

Nu allongé à la jambe pliée, 1930

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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Suzanne nue au poisson rouge, 1930

Jean Metzinger

Suzanne nue au poisson rouge, 1930

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Étang dans la brume, 1903–1904

Jean Metzinger

Étang dans la brume, 1903–1904

Sale Date: June 16, 2014

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Modèles féminins (2 recto-verso works)

Jean Metzinger

Modèles féminins (2 recto-verso works)

Sale Date: May 14, 2014

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Assiette de fruits et tasse blanche sur , 1945–1950

Jean Metzinger

Assiette de fruits et tasse blanche sur , 1945–1950

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Blonde au collier rouge, 1940

Jean Metzinger

Blonde au collier rouge, 1940

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Paysage aux trois meules de foin, 1922

Jean Metzinger

Paysage aux trois meules de foin, 1922

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Le Tasse de Thê, 1929

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Le Tasse de Thê, 1929

Sale Date: April 29, 2014

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Portrait cubiste, 1912

Jean Metzinger

Portrait cubiste, 1912

Sale Date: April 9, 2014

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Quatre études de guitariste (recto/verso) (2...

Jean Metzinger

Quatre études de guitariste (recto/verso) (2...

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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