Midi (Promenade des Anglais)
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Painting by Francis Picabia
Midi (Promenade des Anglais) is a mixed media painting by French artist Francis Picabia. It was made with oil, feathers, macaroni, and leather on canvas between 1924 and 1925. The painting is contained within a frame made from snakeskin by Pierre Legrain.
It was donated to the Yale University Art Gallery, in New Haven, along with other items from the collection of the Société Anonyme and forms part of Yale's permanent art collection.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Midi (Promenade des Anglais)". Yale University Art Gallery . Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction: Midi (Promenade des Anglais)". Museum of Modern Art . Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ Picabia's mischievous postcard view Boston Globe
- ^ Francis Picabia, MoMA, New York — ‘Cruel brilliance’ Financial Times (subscription required)
