Ancient life was all silence. Today, Noise reigns supreme over the sensibility of men.

The Art of Noises Luigi Russolo, 1913

There is nothing more awful in the world than repetition, uniformity

The Bases of the New Creation Olga Rozanova, 1913

The Cyclist, Natalia Goncharova

The Cyclist Natalia Goncharova, 1913

The Forest, Natalia Goncharova

The Forest Natalia Goncharova, 1913

The Foxes, Franz Marc

The Foxes Franz Marc, 1913

The Knife Grinder or 'Principle of Glittering', Kazimir Malevich

The Knife Grinder or 'Principle of Glittering' Kazimir Malevich, 1912 – 1913

The Reader, Marie Laurencin

The Reader Marie Laurencin, 1913

The red fence, Gränna, Sigrid Hjertén

The red fence, Gränna Sigrid Hjertén, 1913

I shake off the dust of the West, and I consider all those people ridiculous and backward who still imitate Western models in the hope of becoming pure painters and who fear literariness more than death.

The Rise of Russian Art Natalia Goncharova, 1913

The Secret, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

The Secret Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1913

Treetops Against Sky, John Singer Sargent

Treetops Against Sky John Singer Sargent, 1913

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, Umberto Boccioni

Unique Forms of Continuity in Space Umberto Boccioni, 1913

Wally in Red Blouse with Raised Knees, Egon Schiele

Wally in Red Blouse with Raised Knees Egon Schiele, 1913

Water Sprite, (Wassermann), Richard Teschner

Water Sprite, (Wassermann) Richard Teschner, 1913

White beach, Félix Vallotton

White beach Félix Vallotton, 1913

With goodly greenish locks, all loose untied, Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale

With goodly greenish locks, all loose untied Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale, 1913

Woman seated in a Dagobert armchair, Madeleine Lemaire

Woman seated in a Dagobert armchair Madeleine Lemaire, 1913

Woman with a Fan, Jean Metzinger

Woman with a Fan Jean Metzinger, 1913

Abstract Speed + Sound, Giacomo Balla

Abstract Speed + Sound Giacomo Balla, 1913 – 1914

After the Meeting, Cecilia Beaux

After the Meeting Cecilia Beaux, 1914

Air and Train Station with Funiculars, Antonio Sant'Elia

Air and Train Station with Funiculars Antonio Sant'Elia, 1914

At The Seaside — Self-portrait, Romaine Brooks

At The Seaside — Self-portrait Romaine Brooks, 1914

Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras, Joseph Stella

Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras Joseph Stella, 1913 – 1914

Bottle Rack, Marcel Duchamp

Bottle Rack Marcel Duchamp, 1914

Cards and Dice, Georges Braque

Cards and Dice Georges Braque, 1914

Catherine the Great Egg, Peter Carl Fabergé

Catherine the Great Egg Peter Carl Fabergé, 1914

Christ and the Storm, Giorgio de Chirico

Christ and the Storm Giorgio de Chirico, 1914

City On Fire, Olga Rozanova

City On Fire Olga Rozanova, 1914

Composition No. 6, Piet Mondrian

Composition No. 6 Piet Mondrian, 1914

Composition No. 9, Piet Mondrian

Composition No. 9 Piet Mondrian, 1913 – 1914

Coney Island, Joseph Stella

Coney Island Joseph Stella, 1914

Costume for 'Le Coq d'Or', Natalia Goncharova

Costume for 'Le Coq d'Or' Natalia Goncharova, 1914

Cousin, Suzie Porter, New York City, James Van Der Zee

Cousin, Suzie Porter, New York City James Van Der Zee, 1914

Crucifixion of the Holy St. Adolf, Adolf Wölfli

Crucifixion of the Holy St. Adolf Adolf Wölfli, 1914

Curtain for Le Coq d'Or: Third Act, Natalia Goncharova

Curtain for Le Coq d'Or: Third Act Natalia Goncharova, 1914

Daughter Miyuki, Uemura Shōen

Daughter Miyuki Uemura Shōen, 1914

Designs for the stage wings of ‘Le Coq d’Or’, Natalia Goncharova

Designs for the stage wings of ‘Le Coq d’Or’ Natalia Goncharova, 1914

Enharmonic Notation for Intonarumori, Luigi Russolo

Enharmonic Notation for Intonarumori Luigi Russolo, 1914

Femmes assises à une fenêtre, Albert Gleizes

Femmes assises à une fenêtre Albert Gleizes, 1914

Girl at Her First Communion, María Blanchard

Girl at Her First Communion María Blanchard, 1914

Houses with Laundry (Seeburg), Egon Schiele

Houses with Laundry (Seeburg) Egon Schiele, 1914

Interior of a Display Temple, Wenzel Hablik

Interior of a Display Temple Wenzel Hablik, 1914

Interventionist Demonstration, Carlo Carrà

Interventionist Demonstration Carlo Carrà, 1914

Krumau on the Moldova, Egon Schiele

Krumau on the Moldova Egon Schiele, 1914

La France Croisee, Romaine Brooks

La France Croisee Romaine Brooks, 1914

Lovers, Egon Schiele

Lovers Egon Schiele, 1914

Just as the ancients drew inspiration for their art from the elements of nature, we—who are materially and spiritually artificial—must find that inspiration in the elements of the utterly new mechanical world we have created.

Manifesto of Futurist Architecture Antonio Sant'Elia, 1914

Mary, Henry Ossawa Tanner

Mary Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1914

Oval Composition with Light Colors, Piet Mondrian

Oval Composition with Light Colors Piet Mondrian, 1913 – 1914

Paysage Cubiste (Landscape, Baum und Fluss), Albert Gleizes

Paysage Cubiste (Landscape, Baum und Fluss) Albert Gleizes, 1914

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