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Francis Picabia — Elim
Francis Picabia

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

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Modern & Contemporary Art

November 28, 2024

Estimate: $100,000$150,000

Lot 103

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Francis Picabia, 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
Year
1938
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Post-Impressionist Influence, Dada, Surreal and enigmatic, Modernist, Experimental, French Artist, Mechanical Forms, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Composition

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Art Institute of Chicago