The Cardplayer 1921

"The Cardplayer" is a 1921 woodcut by Louis Marcoussis, a French artist associated with Cubism. The work is a striking example of the movement's characteristic geometric forms, fragmented figures, and emphasis on abstraction. The subject, a seated figure, is reduced to a series of interlocking planes, with a playing card held prominently in the foreground. This simplified, geometric composition is typical of Marcoussis's style, which was influenced by both Cubism and the art of his fellow Parisian artists.