Picasso's Proto-Cubist Period
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Picasso's Proto-Cubist Period marks his experimental transition toward the fragmented forms and multiple perspectives that would culminate in the development of Cubism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic period
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phase in Pablo Picasso's career ⓘ |
| artHistoricalTermUsedBy | art historians ⓘ |
| associatedArtMovement |
Primitivism in modern art
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early Cubism ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
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Horta de Ebro NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
experimentation with fragmented forms
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experiments with spatial ambiguity ⓘ geometric stylization of figures ⓘ multiple viewpoints in a single image ⓘ reduction of naturalistic detail ⓘ simplification of forms ⓘ |
| follows | Picasso's Rose Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasColorCharacteristic |
earthy tones
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muted palette ⓘ occasional strong contrasts ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | circa 1909 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | circa 1906 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female nude
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group figure compositions ⓘ mythological or allegorical figures ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Dryad (1908)
NERFINISHED
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Femme nue (1907 studies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Friendship (1908) NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Demoiselles d'Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ Nude with Raised Arms (1907) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reservoir, Horta de Ebro (1909) NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Women (1907–1908) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
break with traditional Renaissance perspective
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key step in the development of 20th-century abstract art ⓘ transition phase leading to full Cubism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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African masks ⓘ Cézanne's treatment of form and volume ⓘ Iberian sculpture ⓘ Paul Cézanne's late work ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementTowards | Cubism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | creation of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon in 1907 ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Picasso's African-influenced period ⓘ |
| precedes | Picasso's Analytic Cubism period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
angular contour lines
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distortion of anatomical proportions ⓘ faceting of forms ⓘ flattening of pictorial space ⓘ mask-like faces ⓘ |
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