Portrait of a Doctor c.1935–1947, by Francis Picabia
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
King, Annette
Ormsby, Bronwyn
Date published
2017
Abstract
Portrait of a Doctor is actually two paintings: one was painted on top of the other at a later date. This paper reveals the very different techniques Picabia used to make the two iterations of the painting, and that the first version developed from his earlier ‘transparency’ series. Picabia’s choice of materials is also discussed in relation to the date at which the work was re-painted, which remains open to speculation.
Journal title
Tate Papers
Issue
28
Publisher
Tate
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
1753-9854
Rights statement
In Copyright
Collection