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Henri Le Fauconnier
17. Le Fauconnier: Abundance, 1910
First phase of Cubism. A very fine example of the re-evaluation of volume. The perspective unity is not called into question. The descriptive anecdote is only a pretext for the play of weight and of density. The colour gives way to a grey which we can immediately see is an essential component of the picture.
18. Le Fauconnier: The Hunter, 1911
Second phase of Cubism. One of the masterpieces of this period. All the problems are addressed: volume, translation seen in perspective, arrangement into a circle, rhythmic repetitions. It is pressing towards the goal of a new plastic order which corresponds to a state of mind based on the mobility of the world.