House of the Black Madonna

Architecture · 1911–1912 · Prague · Europe

Cubism built in stone: faceted cornices and windows, a uniquely Czech contribution

Author: Josef Gočár
Style: Cubism — Objects broken into facets and shown from several viewpoints at once on the flat canvas
Century: 20th century

Made around the same time (±30 years)

1907–1908 The Kiss — Gustav Klimt · Art Nouveau · Vienna
1907 Les Demoiselles d'Avignon — Pablo Picasso · Cubism · Paris, Bateau-Lavoir
1915 Black Square — Kazimir Malevich · Russian avant-garde · Moscow
1922–1931 Christ the Redeemer — Paul Landowski, Heitor da Silva Costa · Art Deco · Corcovado, Rio de Janeiro
1928–1930 Chrysler Building — William Van Alen · Art Deco · New York
1928–1931 Villa Savoye — Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret · Modern architecture (International Style) · Poissy, near Paris
1893 The Scream — Edvard Munch · Expressionism · Kristiania (Oslo)
1931 The Persistence of Memory — Salvador Dalí · Surrealism · Portlligat, Catalonia