Naturalism in stone age drawing

This bison from the cave of Altamira in Spain, was drawn by stone age man about 10,000 B.C. As far as naturalism goes it surpasses anythin created by our own primitive peoples or even the bet animal draughtsmen, and shows a still higher level of accomplishment then the draing by the Bushman reproduced on the opposite page. It reveals the same astonishing power in drawing of capuring with the utmost sobriety and precision a momentary effect.

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