Picasso & Braque Go to the Movies (2008) – Wonderful!
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The Founders of Cubism, Ardent Fans of Film
Arthouse Films
In 1900 Picasso attended the World’s Fair in Paris, where he was captivated by the American dancer Loie Fuller, who wore billowing veils onto which colored light was projected. Those images, noted the art historian Bernice Rose, found their way into his seminal 1907 painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.