This is a list of works by Francis Picabia (22 January 1879 – 30 November 1953), French avant-garde artist, painter, poet and typographist, whose work is associated with Cubism, Abstract art, Dada and Surrealism.Comité Picabia; the organization developing a catalogue raisonné of the artist
Artworks Painting Name French name Year Technique Dimensions City Gallery NotesCaoutchoucc. 1909Watercolor, gouache, and ink on cardboard47.5 x 61.5 cmParisMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou HorsesChevaux1910-11Oil on canvas73.3 x 92.5 cmParisMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou Landscape at CassisPaysage à Cassisc.1910-11Oil on canvas50.3 × 61.5 cmPrivate collection Grimaldi after the rainGrimaldi après la pluiec. 1912 The Red TreeL'Arbre rouge (Grimaldi après la pluie)c.1912Oil on canvas92.5 x 73.4 cmParisMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou The Red TreeL'Arbre rouge (Grimaldi après la pluie)c.1912Oil on canvas92.5 x 73.4 cmParisMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou Tarentelle1912Oil on canvas73.6 x 92.1 cmNew York CityMuseum of Modern Art The Procession, SevilleLa Procession, Seville1912Oil on canvas121.9 x 121.9 cmWashington DCNational Gallery of Art The Dance at the SpringLa danse au printemps1912Oil on canvas120.5 x 120.6 cmPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Museum of Art EdtaonislEcclesiastic1913Oil on canvas300.4 x 300.7 cmChicagoArt Institute of Chicago Catch as Catch CanLa Source1913Oil on canvas105.4 x 86.4 cmPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Museum of Art Udnie (Young American Girl, The Dance) Udnie (Jeune fille américaine, danse)1913Oil on canvas290 x 300 cmParisMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou Star Dancer on a Transatlantic Steamer1913Watercolor Cosmic ForceForce Comique1913–14Watercolor and graphite on paper63.4 x 52.7 cmPittsfield, MassachusettsBerkshire Museum Girl Born Without a MotherFille née sans mère1915Published in 291 (magazine)47.4 x 31.7 cmParisMusée d'Orsay (Left) Le saint des saints c'est de moi qu'il s'agit dans ce portrait, 1 July 1915; (center) Portrait d'une jeune fille americaine dans l'état de nudité, 5 July 1915: (right) J'ai vu et c'est de toi qu'il s'agit, De Zayas! De Zayas! Je suis venu sur les rivages du Pont-Euxin, New York, 19151915 Ici, c'est ici Stieglitz, foi et amour1915Published cover of 291 (magazine), No. 1 Voilà Haviland (la poésie est comme lui), Portrait mécanomorphe de Paul B. Haviland1915 Machine Turn QuicklyMachine, Tournez Vite1916Tempera on paper49 x 32 cmPrivate collection Universal ProstitutionProstitution Universelle1916–17Black ink, tempera, metallic paint on cardboard74.5 x 94.2 cmNew Haven CT.Yale University Art Gallery FlamencaFlamenca1917Published in 391 (magazine) Lampe Illusion1917Published in 391 (magazine) Marie, Barcelone1917Published in 391 (magazine). No 3, March 1 Peigne, Miroir de l'Apparence1917Published in 391 (magazine), No. 2, February 10 Américaine1917Published in 391 (magazine), No. 6, July Âne1917Published in 391 (magazine), No. 6, July Molèculaire1919Published in 391 (magazine), No. 8, February Danse de Saint-Guy1919Published in The Little Review, Autumn 1922 Alarm ClockRéveil Matin1919Published in Dada, 4-5, Number 5, 15 May Alarm ClockRéveil Matin1919Ink on paper31.8 x 23 cmLondonTate Dada Movement1919Published in Dada, 4-5, Number 5, 15 May Portrait of Cézanne, Portrait of Renoir, Portrait of Rembrandt1920Toy monkey and oil on cardboardReproduced in Cannibale, Paris, n. 1, April 25Whereabouts unknown Francis chante le Coq1920Published in 391 (magazine) Ce numéro est entouré d'une dentelle rose.1920Published in 391 (magazine), No. 13 The Blessed VirginLa Sainte Vierge1920Ink and graphite on paper. Published in Dada, 4-5, Number 5, 15 May33 x 24 cmParis Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou L'oeil cacodylate1921Oil and collage on canvas148.6 x 117.4 cmParis Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Pompidou Optophone I1919Watercolor and graphite on paper72 x 60 cm Phosphate1922Published in Littérature magazine, No. 6, New Series, 1 November Aviation1922Ink, crayon, watercolor on paper79.9 x 54 cmProvidence, Rhode Island RISD Museum Astrolabe1922Galeries Dalmau exhibition catalogue Thermomètre pour aveugles1922Galeries Dalmau exhibition catalogue Femme Espagnole (Espagnole à la cigarette)1922Watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper72 x 51 cm
References
Further reading Allan, Kenneth R. “Metamorphosis in 391: A Cryptographic Collaboration by Francis Picabia, Man Ray, and Erik Satie.” Art History 34, No. 1 (February, 2011): 102-125. Baker, George. The Artwork Caught by the Tail: Francis Picabia and Dada in Paris. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007. () Borràs, Maria Lluïsa. Picabia. Trans. Kenneth Lyons. New York: Rizzoli, 1985. Calté, Beverly and Arnauld Pierre. Francis Picabia. Tokyo: APT International, 1999. Camfield, William. Francis Picabia: His Art, Life and Times. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1979. Hopkins, David. “Questioning Dada’s Potency: Picabia’s ‘La Sainte Vierge’ and the Dialogue with Duchamp.” Art History 15, No. 3 (September 1992): 317-333. Legge, Elizabeth. “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Virgin: Francis Picabia’s La Sainte Vierge.” Word & Image 12, No. 2 (April–June 1996): 218-242. Page, Suzanne, William Camfield, Annie Le Brun, Emmanuelle de l’Ecotais, et al., Francis Picabia: Singulier ideal. Paris: Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, 2002. Picabia, Francis. I Am a Beautiful Monster: Poetry Prose, and Provocation. Trans. Marc Lowenthal, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2007. () Pierre, Arnauld. Francis Picabia: La peinture sans aura. Paris: Gallimard, 2002. Wilson, Sarah. "Francis Picabia: Accommodations of Desire - Transparencies 1924-1932." New York: Kent Fine Art, 1989. ()
External links Comité Picabia; the organization developing a catalogue raisonné of the artist Picabia images at CGFA Scans of Picabia's publication, 391 After 391: Picabia's early multimedia experiments Short essay Dada Movement in the MoMA Online Collection