Otaà¯ti 1930 by Francis Picabia
Resource type
Journal article
Creator (person)
King, Annette
Ormsby, Bronwyn
Date published
2017
Abstract
Picabia’s so-called ‘transparency’ paintings – of which Otaà¯ti is a prime example – have not been the subject of much technical analysis, until now. Otaà¯ti appears to be unique in the series, with layers of deliberately incompatible media applied between layers of varnish. The delicate structure of the painting is examined here in detail for the first time, while the central image of the naked woman is revealed to have originated from a scandalous contemporary photograph.
Journal title
Tate Papers
Issue
28
Publisher
Tate
Place of publication
UK
ISSN
1753-9854
Rights statement
In Copyright
Collection