Download or read book Picasso's 'Les demoiselles d'Avignon' written by Christopher Green and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-12-03 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long recognized as one of the most significant paintings of the twentieth century, contributors to this volume consider Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon from a variety of methodological and topical perspectives, including psychoanalytical, feminist, historical, and postcolonial. Through these various analyzes, the contributors explore the power and significance of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, situating the work within twentieth century art history and debates over Primitivism, sexuality, and stylistic change.