A triangular table with some fruit on it rests at the bottom center of this painting, which depicts two women who assume Venus-like poses and another with a face inspired by African masks.
The artist of this work said it was an "exorcism painting" in which he obliterated all lessons of the past. Its creator was inspired to paint it after seeing an ethnological exhibition at the Trocadero Palace. Its artist's previous work Two Nudes is incorporated into this painting, which is a response to Matisse's The Joy of Life. Eyes in this painting gaze (*) directly at the viewer, although all of its subjects' noses are presented in profile. A blue curtain with hard, white edges surrounds its central figure. A triangular table with some fruit on it rests at the bottom center of this painting, which depicts two women who assume Venus-like poses and another with a face inspired by African masks. For 10 points, name this painting by Pablo Picasso.
The artist of this work said it was an "exorcism painting" in which he obliterated all lessons of the past.
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon [or The Young Women of Avignon or any reasonable translation]