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20th Century Art History 1 - video 14
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Art History
Undergraduate 3
06/23/2012

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What was the subject of Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?

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interior of a brothel
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What did Picasso see in the Museum of the Trocadéro that influenced Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
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African masks 
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What Post-Impressionist's works were the most influential on the development of Cubism?
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Cézanne
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What term is used to describe the first phase of Cubism?
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analytical
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What aspect of Cubism is like an armature?
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the lines of the drawing have become longer
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What visual effect gave rise to the term Hermetic Cubism?

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short, open brushwork 
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Why did Picasso begin experimenting with oval-shaped canvases?

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helped to emphasize the character of the Cubist painting as an object rather than a representation and helped to solve the problem of what to do with the corners of Cubist compositions
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Who introduced the use of lettering in Cubist works?
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Braque
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What metal sculpture by Picasso is considered by many to be the first Cubist sculpture?

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The Guitar
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In what year did Picasso make his first collage?
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1912
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What term is used to descrbe the second phase of Cubism?

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synthetic
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What broke up the close working relationship between Braque and Picasso?

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the outbreak of the war 
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What term describes the decorative version of Cubism that incorporates dot patterns?
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Rococo Cubism
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What work did Picasso do for the Russian ballet?
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designing of stage sets and costumes 
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What trade did Braque practice early in his life?

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house painter
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In whose gallery did Braque Meet Picasso?
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Kahnweiler
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What was printed on the wallpaper that Braque used in his first collages?
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imitation woodgraining and letters
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On what conceptual point did Juan Gris contradict Braque?

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nails are not made from nails but      from iron
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