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Francis Picabia

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Francis Picabia

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Also known as Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia, Francis-Marie Picabia, Picabia, Francis-Marie Martínez de la Torre, Francis Martinez de Picabia, Francis Marie Martínez Picabia, Francis-Marie Martínez Picabia de la Torre, Francis. Picabia

French painter and writer (1879–1953)

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Francis Picabia was a writer born in Paris, France, on January 22, 1879. He used the pseudonym Udnie. Picabia died on November 30, 1953.

His works entered the public domain on January 1, 2024. He is associated with eight works.

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Francis Picabia (born Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia; 22 January 1879 – 30 November 1953) was a French avant-garde painter, poet and typographist. After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism. His highly abstract planar compositions were colourful and rich in contrasts. He was one of the early major figures of the Dada movement in the United…

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  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978
  • Entr'acte — A man loading the cannon1924

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Francis
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Paris
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
sculptor
Languages spoken
French
Field of work
erotic art
Movement
surrealism
Official website
www.picabia.com
Image
Francis Picabia, photograph published in Les Peintres Cubistes, 1913.jpg
Work location
New York City
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has works in the collection
Musée Ziem
place of burial
Montmartre Cemetery
Commons category
Francis Picabia
date of death
1953-11-30
date of birth
1879-01-22
medical condition
ophthalmic zoster
name in native language
Francis Picabia
Commons Creator page
Francis Picabia
writing language
French
pseudonym
Udnie
ethnic group
French
public domain date
2024-01-01
birth name
François Marie Martinez Picabia
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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Francis Picabia, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Francis Picabia ( French: [fʁɑ̃sis pikabja]: born Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia; 22 January 1879 – 30 November 1953) was a French avant-garde painter, writer, filmmaker, magazine publisher, poet, and typographist closely associated with Dada.

When considering the many styles that Picabia painted in, observers have described his career as "shape-shifting" or "kaleidoscopic". After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism. His highly abstract planar compositions were colourful and rich in contrasts. He was one of the early major figures of the Dada movement in the United States and in France before denouncing it in 1921. He was later briefly associated with Surrealism, but would soon turn his back on the art establishment.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Francis Picabia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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