▁Cub ist ▁and ▁abstract , ▁was ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Paris ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁d ' Autom ne ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁Cub ist ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Sal on ▁d ' Autom ne ▁created ▁a ▁controvers y ▁in ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁of ▁Paris , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁debate ▁in ▁the ▁Cham bre ▁des ▁Dé put és ▁about ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁public ▁funds ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁ven ue ▁for ▁such ▁' bar bar ic ' ▁art . ▁The ▁Cub ists ▁were ▁def ended ▁by ▁the ▁Social ist ▁deput y , ▁Marcel ▁S emb at . ▁This ▁painting ▁was ▁realized ▁as ▁Albert ▁G le izes ▁and ▁Jean ▁Met z inger , ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁Sal on ▁de ▁la ▁Section ▁d ' Or , ▁published ▁a ▁major ▁defence ▁of ▁Cub ism , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁theoretical ▁ess ay ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁movement , ▁Du ▁« C ub isme ». ▁The ▁painting ▁forms ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art , ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Spring ▁is ▁an ▁oil ▁painting ▁on ▁canvas ▁with ▁dimensions ▁ 2 4 9 . 6 ▁x ▁ 2 4 9 . 3   cm ▁( 8 ' ▁ 2 ▁ 1 / 4 " ▁x ▁ 8 ' ▁ 2 ▁ 1 / 8 "). ▁It ▁was ▁executed ▁by ▁Pic ab ia ▁upon ▁return ▁from ▁a ▁road ▁trip ▁with ▁two ▁friends ; ▁the ▁poet ▁Guillaume ▁Ap oll inaire ▁and ▁the ▁composer ▁Claude ▁Deb