Topic 2 - Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Picasso, 1907

when was it painted?

1907

painted by…

Picasso

based on Picasso’s viewing of…

Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre of 1906

also influenced by the impact of….

Cézanne’s work following the retrospective exhibition of 1907 in Paris

in 1906 Derain bought an ….. which he then showed to Picasso and Matisse

African mask

the mask was called a …. mask, originating in the…

Fang mask / French colony in the Congo

Picasso used ‘primitivism’ for its…

shock value and ‘otherness’

though there is influence from the ‘primitive’ one can also see influence from Picasso’s earlier experiments like during his….

‘Blue’ and ‘Rose’ periods and the impacts of Iberian art

France was a significant colonial power at this time allowing for great artefacts from…

North and Central African

these artefacts were often taken out of context and viewed as….

freakish and disturbing

this meant the artefacts carried negative associations of…

violence and savagery

images of ‘barbarian’ cultures were not just circulated but recreated in…

Exposition Coloniale of 1907 allowed for the creation of ‘Human Zoos’ (mocking up Senegalese villages)

Picasso’s work played on these harmful elements including stories circulating France about….

cannibalism and human sacrifice following the wars in Dahomey 1890-2

Anna Chave argues that the Demoiselle acts “as lightning…

rods for fear of the empowerment of women and people of colour”

how many figures are there?

5

influences of african masks can be seen on which figures?

the two on the far right

the figure on the far left stands in the ancient …. stance

Kouros

there is a shallow….

picture plane