Âmes (Souls) from Le Peseur d'âmes (The Weigher of Souls)

Francis PicabiaWW-1931-M122879

1931·Lithograph from an illustrated book with nine lithographs and a supplementary suite of nine lithographs·composition (irreg.): 9 15/16 × 7 1/2" (25.3 × 19 cm); page: 11 × 8 3/4" (27.9 × 22.3 cm)

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Year: 1931
Medium: Lithograph from an illustrated book with nine lithographs and a supplementary suite of nine lithographs
Dimensions: composition (irreg.): 9 15/16 × 7 1/2" (25.3 × 19 cm); page: 11 × 8 3/4" (27.9 × 22.3 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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