... appearing one after another all over the continent, for example Fauvism in France (a forerunner of cubism) expressionism in Germany, and Futurism in Italy. It's not hard to say that this spirit of innovation had been evolving from half way through the 19th century. Many people sat Cubism began in 1907, this is the year which the poet Apollinaire introduced Picasso to Braque. This is when they were both greatly influenced by Cézanne and followed his lead, but searched for different plastic forms by their own respective means. After the encounter between the two artists, cubism advanced rapidly. Picasso's famous painting, Les demoiselles d'Aviginon( p. )was completed a little time before he met Braque, this helped in the development of cubism, along with Cézannes influence a new search appeared due to suggestions from African Negro sculpture( p. ) Picassos interest in African Negro sculpture led to using it as a clue to ...

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