Refers to the international art movement begun by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque in 1908, which developed in phases and lasted until the early 1920s. The style is characterized by an emphasis on the flat, two-dimensional surface of the picture plane, the rejection of traditional methods of representation, and the dissolution of objects by making several sides visible simultaneously.
Broader Terms
<modern European fine arts styles and movements> (955)
Narrower Terms
Synthetic Cubist (1)
Alternative Terms Cubism
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