FEMME À LA FENÊTRE, MATERNITÉ 1912

"FEMME À LA FENÊTRE, MATERNITÉ" (1912) by Jean Metzinger is a prime example of Cubist art, a style that emerged in the early 20th century. The painting depicts a woman with a red headband, her face fragmented and layered. This fragmentation is characteristic of Cubism, which breaks down forms into geometric shapes and reassembles them in a non-representational way. This Cubist technique gives the painting a sense of dynamism and flattens the space, emphasizing the two-dimensional surface of the canvas. The painting showcases the revolutionary aesthetic principles of Cubism and its impact on the development of modern art.