But Picasso was among the first artists to appreciate the vitality of the primitive African masks and idols that he saw in exhibitions in Paris before the First World War.

• 然而毕加索是第一批欣赏非洲原始面具和偶像的生动性的艺术家之一，而那些面具和偶像是第一次世界大战前他在巴黎的展览会上见到的。