Cubism: Ideas and Techniques

Analytical cubism often used only muted tones of blacks, greys and ochres.

Synthetic cubism abandoned the austere, almost scientific, sterility of analytical cubism and instead used simple shapes and bright colours.

African, Australian and North American tribal masks, highly stylised and non-naturalistic were beginning to be displayed in the large public museums of Europe. Trophies of empire and a new source of inspiration.