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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

American  
[ley duh-mwah-zel da-vee-nyawn] / leɪ də mwɑˈzɛl da viˈnjɔ̃ /

noun

  1. a painting (1907) by Pablo Picasso.


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What was Picasso's "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon" but the artist breaking up the portrait and the picture plane?

From Salon Aug. 5, 2018

But there is much yet to come: Picasso's Iberian period, his African period, the radical inventions of "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," the creation of Cubism with Georges Braques.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2018

Not for the painter of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.

From The Guardian Nov. 11, 2015

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is just six years away.

From The Guardian Jul. 31, 2012

In the history of modern art, that honor belongs to Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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