Married Life 1913

Roger de La Fresnaye’s 1913 painting “Married Life” is an example of Cubist art. The scene depicts a couple together in a domestic setting, but their figures are fragmented and geometric. The artist uses bold colors and flat planes to emphasize the sense of abstraction in the composition, creating a sense of movement and energy, characteristic of the Cubist aesthetic. The subject matter of the painting, which alludes to a modern, bourgeois lifestyle, further reflects the intellectual themes of the period.