Les Demoiselles d'Avignon


"Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" was a painting done by Pablo Picasso in 1907. Picasso was known for being the co-founder of the Cubist movement, he helped develop and explore different styles. I chose this painting because of the faces on the figures. This was painted at the beginning of his African influenced period, the faces were inspired by the Iberian sculpture and African masks. When Picasso tried to display this painting in his studio a year later, people reacted shocked and disgusted, which caused it to get dismissed. Picasso did not display it again until 1916. 

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