L'Isthme de Corinthe 1928

"L'Isthme de Corinthe" (1928) by Jean Metzinger is a prime example of Cubist art. The painting features geometric shapes and fragmented forms to depict a scene of a ship sailing through a harbor, with the Isthmus of Corinth, a narrow strip of land connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece, as the backdrop. Metzinger's use of bold colors and flat planes, as well as the simplified, stylized figures, are characteristic of Cubist aesthetics.