Reproduction of Espagnole (Spanish Woman) (facing page 6) from Monographie Francis Picabia (Francis Picabia Monograph)

Francis PicabiaWW-1920-M122948

1920·Collotype with watercolor additions from an illustrated book with twelve collotypes and three lineblocks (ten with watercolor additions)·plate: 6 5/16 × 4 1/2" (16 × 11.5 cm); page: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16" (30.8 × 23 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1920
Medium: Collotype with watercolor additions from an illustrated book with twelve collotypes and three lineblocks (ten with watercolor additions)
Dimensions: plate: 6 5/16 × 4 1/2" (16 × 11.5 cm); page: 12 1/8 × 9 1/16" (30.8 × 23 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Francis Picabia

Artist

Francis Picabia

Painting

F rancis Picabia, born in 1879 in Paris, was a relentlessly experimental modernist who moved fluidly through Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Dada, and Surrealism, helping shape key avant-garde movements alongside figures like Duchamp and Man Ray. Though his reputation waned late in life, major retrospectives and museum acquisitions have cemented his status as a pivotal precursor to post-modernism.

Paris, France

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WW-1953-M027628