Francis-Marie Martinez Picabia was a well-known painter and poet born of a French mother and a Spanish-Cuban father who was an attaché at the Cuban legation in Paris, France. Born in Paris, he studied at École des Beaux-Arts and École des Arts Decoratifs. In the beginning of his career, from 1903 to 1908, he was influenced by the impressionist painting of Alfred Sisley. From 1909, he came under the influence of the cubists and the Golden Section (Section d'Or). Wikipedia
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...see the Piazzetta section! Picabia, Francis (French, 1879-1953) Edtaonisl (Clergyman) 1913 Oil on canvas Art Institute of Chicago. 122KB Star Dancer on a Transatlantic Steamer 1913 ... cgfa.sunsite.dk/p/p-14.htm#picabia
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Rico, rebelde, extravagante, pintor e poeta muito imaginativo, Picabia foi um grande comunicador , das vanguardas que surgiram no decorrer das primeiras dcadas do sculo XX. oseculoprodigioso.blogspot.com/2005/06/picabia-francis-da...