Why it matters
Nude men and women cavort, play music and dance in a landscape of vivid colour. Along with Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon it is regarded as a pillar of early modernism.
Did you know?
- It was first shown at the Salon des Indépendants in 1906.
- Its colours and distortions provoked public outrage.
- The circle of dancers resembles his later The Dance.
Based on the Wikipedia article Le bonheur de vivre (CC BY-SA 4.0).
