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Francis Picabia — La corrida (Le Matador dans l'arène)
Francis Picabia

La corrida (Le Matador dans l'arène)

1940

Francis Picabia's 'La corrida (Le Matador dans l'arène)' (1940) is an oil on cardboard work depicting the dramatic action of a bullfight. The painting reflects Picabia's interest in movement and spectacle rendered through his modernist aesthetic.

Medium
oil on cardboard
Location
Sotheby's, New York, NY

🔨 Auction Lot

Art Impressionniste et Moderne Evening Sale

March 25, 2021

Estimate: $1,700,000 to $2,500,000

Lot 21

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Francis Picabia, La corrida (Le Matador dans l'arène) , 1940

Francis Picabia's 'La corrida (Le Matador dans l'arène)' (1940) is an oil on cardboard work depicting the dramatic action of a bullfight. The painting reflects Picabia's interest in movement and spectacle rendered through his modernist aesthetic.

Medium
oil on cardboard
Year
1940
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Bullfighting, Surrealism, French, Bold, Dynamic, Modern, Oil On Cardboard, Spanish, Figurative, Arena

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Art Institute of Chicago