Francis Picabia : catalogue raisonné.
Camfield, William A.,author.
Calté, Beverley,author.
Clements, Candace,author.
Pierre, Arnauld,author.
Calté, Pierre,author.
The second of an important multi-volume catalog project, this publication features work by Francis Picabia (1879-1953) that dates from 1915 into mid-1927. beginning with Picabia's elaboration of a personal machinist aesthetic, the book continues by looking at the artist's central role in the formulation of the Paris Dada movement. That irreverent movement included Picabia's increasingly provocative mechanomorphic compositions, complemented by his unorthodox writings and graphic designs as well as socially powerful performances. the volume finishes with a look at Picabia's creations of the mid-1920s, which included memorable collages and flamboyant figurative compositions known as the "monsters." This catalogue raisonné offers scholarly readings of his work by major authors; illustrations of each work accompanied by informative details; a chronology; and comprehensive lists of exhibitions and publication.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-484) and indexes (pages 485-495)
Reflections / Beverley Calté -- Acknowledgments -- Methodology -- Selective chronology / William A. Camfield -- Picabia's life and work: part 2 / William A. Camfield with Candace Clements -- Mechanical udnie: a theater of automata in the days of Dada / Arnauld Pierre -- Ego scriptor / Aurélie Verdier -- Catalogue raisonné volume 2 1915-1927 -- Exhibitions -- Bibliography -- Index of works -- Index of names -- Photographic credits.
The second of an important multi-volume catalog project, this publication features work by Francis Picabia (1879-1953) that dates from 1915 into mid-1927. beginning with Picabia's elaboration of a personal machinist aesthetic, the book continues by looking at the artist's central role in the formulation of the Paris Dada movement. That irreverent movement included Picabia's increasingly provocative mechanomorphic compositions, complemented by his unorthodox writings and graphic designs as well as socially powerful performances. the volume finishes with a look at Picabia's creations of the mid-1920s, which included memorable collages and flamboyant figurative compositions known as the "monsters." This catalogue raisonné offers scholarly readings of his work by major authors; illustrations of each work accompanied by informative details; a chronology; and comprehensive lists of exhibitions and publication.
Picabia, Francis, 1879-1953
Artists
Dadaism
Arts, Modern