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The most serious objection to regarding the Demoiselles as the origin of Cubism, with its evident influence of primitive art, is that " such deductions are unhistorical ", writes the art historian Daniel Robbins.

This familiar explanation " fails to give adequate consideration to the complexities of a flourishing art that existed just before and during the period when Picasso's new painting developed.

" Between 1905 and 1908, a conscious search for a new style caused rapid changes in art across France, Germany, Holland, Italy and Russia.

The Impressionists had used a double point of view, and both Les Nabis and the Symbolists ( who also admired Cézanne ) flattened the picture plane, reducing their subjects to simple geometric forms.

Neo-Impressionist structure and subject matter, most notably to be seen in the works of Georges Seurat ( e. g., Parade de Cirque, Le Chahut and Le Cirque ), was another important influence.

There were also parallels in the development of literature and social thought.