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/ˈkjuː.bɪz.əm/ · noun
(often capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes..
Matisse coined the name Cubism as a derisive joke.
A few recall that, in 1908, he [Matisse] inspired the coinage of the term “cubism,” in disparagement of a movement that would eclipse his leading influence on the Parisian avant-garde.
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Cubism means (often capitalized) An artistic movement in the early 20th Century characterized by the depiction of natural forms as geometric structures of planes..
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Matisse coined the name Cubism as a derisive joke.
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