Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Period: Cubism
Location: Museum of Modern Art
Created: 1907–1907
Media: Oil paint
Support: Canvas
The work portrays five nude female prostitutes from a brothel in Barcelona. Each figure is depicted in a confrontational manner and none are conventionally feminine. The women appear slightly menacing and are created with angular and disjointed body shapes.
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Period: Cubism
Location: Museum of Modern Art
Created: 1907–1907
Media: Oil paint
Support: Canvas
The work portrays five nude female prostitutes from a brothel in Barcelona. Each figure is depicted in a confrontational manner and none are conventionally feminine. The women appear slightly menacing and are created with angular and disjointed body shapes.