Francis Picabia
Painting, Visual Artist
1879 – 1953
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Who was Francis Picabia?
Francis Picabia 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 States and in France. His was later briefly associated with Surrealism, but would soon turn his back on the art establishment.
Famous Quotes:
- The essence of a man is found in his faults.
- The only way to win is to fight on the side of your adversaries.
- A free spirit takes liberties even with liberty itself.
- Between my head and my hand, there is always the face of death.
- All beliefs are bald ideas.
- Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.
- The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns.
- Only useless things are indispensable.
- Men have always need of god! A god to defend them against other men..
- Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1879
Paris - Also known as
- François Marie Martínez Picabia
- Spouses
- Gabrielle Buffet
(1909 - )
- Gabrielle Buffet
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Nov 30, 1953
Paris - Resting place
- Montmartre Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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