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Francis Picabia

French painter and writer (1879–1953)

Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia, 1919,
inside Danse de Saint-Guy

Born

Francis-Marie Martinez Picabia


(1879-01-22)22 January 1879

Paris, France

Died30 November 1953(1953-11-30) (aged 74)

Paris, France

Known forPainting
Notable workAmorous Parade
MovementCubism, abstract art, Dada, Surrealism
SpouseGabrièle Buffet-Picabia

Francis Picabia (French:[fʁɑ̃sispikabja]: 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.[1]

When considering the many styles that Picabia painted in, observers have described his career as "shape-shifting"[2] or "kaleidoscopic".[3] After experimenting with Impressionism and Pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism.

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