What is PRIMITIVISM?: Tate
GUIDING QUESTIONS for Le Demoiselle d’Avignon
WHERE is the street located (city, country) that the TITLE of this painting refers to?
HOW is Le Demoiselle d’Avignon similar in SUBJECT MATTER to Manet’s Olympia?
In the eyes of most art historians, what movement used this painting as a “foundation” to build upon? (AKA what movement arises because of this painting)
What two major artistic tools / techniques that artists traditionally use to depict space does PICASSO get rid of?
What / Who does Picasso omit from the final painting that can be seen in the preliminary sketch for the painting?
How do the women in this painting engage us (the viewer) directly?
In some preliminary sketches, what did the medical student hold?
The faces of the two women on the RIGHT were inspired by Picasso’s study of what?
Does Picasso utilize a coherent style in this painting?
How is this work connected to FRENCH colonialism?
What is PRIMITIVISM?
Consider: How does Le Demoiselle d’Avignon exhibit PRIMITIVISM?