The discovery of the Lascaux cave, in 1940, had a profound influence on the artists of the time. For Georges Bataille, it represented the dawn of the human race. The power with which animals are depicted (deer, horses, oxen) takes us back to the infancy of man- kind and its relationship to nature, as well as the invention of art. In 1951, Christian Dior appropriated these rock paintings, making a
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