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Synthetic Cubist

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CategorySynthetic Cubist
Alternative termsSynthetic Cubism
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Refers to the phase of Cubism that emerged in 1912 and is characterized by the use of collage and often by the addition of materials to pigment such as sand, to interject ambiguity about the objects depicted.

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