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The importance of Picasso's 'Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon'

Ann Temkin, from the Museum of Modern Art, on why Picasso’s 'Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon' from 1907 is now recognised as one of his most important paintings.

Photo: Picasso's 'Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon' being admired in a gallery. (Getty Images)

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