papier collé

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What does papier collé mean?

An art technique in which pieces of flat material (paper, oilcloth, etc.) are pasted into a painting in much in the same way as a collage, except that the pasted pieces represent objects in the painting.

Where does papier collé come from?

French, meaning "pasted paper".

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