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Demoiselles d'Avignon

by William Stanley Rubin, Helene Seckel, Judith Cousins, The Museum of Modern Arts

Art criticismCriticism and interpretationModern PaintingCubism

"This painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, was painted in 1907 and is the most famous example of cubism painting. In this painting, Picasso abandoned all known form and representation of traditional art. He used distortion of female's body and geometric forms in an innovative way, which challenge the expectation that paintings will offer idealized representations of female beauty. It also shows the influence of African art on Picasso."--Pablopicasso.org.

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