Question

Which Spanish artist may have influenced the elongated figures of the ladies in Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?

A. Francisco Goya
B. El Greco
C. Gustave Courbet
D. Thomas Cole

Answer 1

Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was influenced by the elongated figures found in the works of El Greco and African art.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was influenced by the elongated figures found in the works of the Spanish artist El Greco. El Greco was known for his unique style which often featured elongated and distorted figures. Picasso was also influenced by African art and the angular planes and contours of the statuary and masks he studied at local ethnographic museums.