
Elim
1938
"Elim" by Francis Picabia, executed in pencil and gouache on cardboard, exemplifies the artist's mechanomorphic style characteristic of his work during the early twentieth century Dada movement. The composition features abstracted, machine like forms rendered in Picabia's distinctive approach that conflates mechanical and organic imagery to challenge conventional artistic representation. Created during a period of radical artistic experimentation, the work reflects Picabia's interest in the relationship between technology, humor, and the subversion of meaning through non representational visual language.
- Medium
- pencil and gouache on cardboard
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern & Contemporary Art
November 28, 2024
Estimate: $100,000 – $150,000
Lot 103
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