key term - Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Definition

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a groundbreaking painting by Pablo Picasso. It depicts five nude female prostitutes in a brothel in Avignon, France. The painting is known for its radical departure from traditional artistic conventions and its influence on the development of Cubism.

Related terms

Cubism:

An early 20th-century art movement pioneered by Picasso and Georges Braque, characterized by fragmented forms, multiple viewpoints, and an emphasis on geometric shapes.

Avant-Garde: A term used to describe artists or works that are innovative, experimental, or ahead of their time.

Representation: The act of depicting or portraying something through art or other means.