Albert Gleizes, French ( 1881 - 1953 ), ( woman before a mirror) ,Gouache painting on heavy paper. Measures: art sight : 15" x 10", in frame: 23" x 18".Signed lower right. Presented behind glass in its original period, gilded wood frame With fabric matting. In good condition the frame has some minor scratches on the surface. Albert Gleizes (French, born, 8 December 1881 ? 23 June 1953) was a French artist, theoretician, philosopher, a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism and an influence on the School of Paris. Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger wrote the first major treatise on Cubism, Du "Cubisme", 1912. Gleizes was a founding member of the Section d'Or group of artists. He was also a member of Der Sturm, and his many theoretical writings were originally most appreciated in Germany, where especially at the Bauhaus his ideas were given thoughtful consideration. Gleizes spent four crucial years in New York, and played an important role in making America aware of modern art.