
(from the article `art criticism`) ...In this work the Cubist reduction of human form to `primitive` geometry was already apparent, as the flattening of the figuresinspired by the ... The art of supposedly primitive peoples had a special appeal in the early years of the 20th century. Gauguin, who had made direct contact ...
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1. Paintings and drawings of and by peoples and races outside the influence of accepted Western styles.
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http://www.modernsculpture.com/glossary.htm
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