jan 27, 1907 - LES DEMOISELLES D'AVIGNON By: Pablo Picasso

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Pre-Cubism (initiated Cubism)
- 5 prostitutes (women confront viewer with their gaze)
- SIMULTANEUOS VISSON: drawing more than what could have been seen; rejecting single point perspective; flattening and opening a 3D object
- influenced by African masks (protector of dangerous spirits -> STDs)
- figures are flattened, simplified, and very geometric

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