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Francis Picabia Modern Rug after the Original Painting by Boccara Gallery NY

Offered by: Boccara Gallery

Description
Wool rug after Francis Picabia (France, 1879 – 1953)
“Égoïsme”, circa 1950
wool rug
Measures: 210 x 150 cm; 6.9 x 4.9 ft
Signed lower centre; signed and inscribed with edition “hors commerce” on verso.

The rug was made after the original oil painting by Francis Picabia in 1947-1950, which is now in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.

Surrealism is often associated with illusionist paintings depicting an impossible reality. But surrealism is above all a way of life based upon absolute freedom of the mind. Picabia is an example of someone who lived such a life. After meeting Duchamp he began to make ‘mecanomorphic’ works; thereafter he changed his style regularly and was both for and against surrealism. And “Égoïsme”, is a masterpiece of Francis Picabia’s late abstract practice.

More Information

In the Style of:	Francis Picabia
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Hand-knotted wool rug
Condition:	Excellent. This rug is in perfect condition without restoration, vivid original colours.
Creation Date:	c.1950
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century, Minimalist
Incollect Reference #:	299587

Dimensions

W.	59.06 in;	H.	82.68 in;
W.	150 cm;	H.	210 cm;

Message from Seller:

The Boccara Fine Art department presents paintings, photography and special attention is given to sculpture, which is one of the gallery owner’s greatest passions. Following one of the guidelines developed by Didier Marien, not only worldwide famous artists such as Wang Keping, André Lanskoy, Léon Zack, Dominique Pollès, Serge Charchoune, Clement Rosenthal, Anton Smith but also emerging artists like Simone Pheuplin, Émile Gilioli and Laurence Bonnel are represented by the gallery.