Francis Picabia : Catalogue Raisonné Vol. Iv : 1940-1953

This publication, the fourth and last volume of the catalogue raisonné of the work of Francis Picabia (1879-1953), includes the paintings and a selection of drawings from 1940 to 1953.

During the war years, while still residing in the south of France, Picabia was primarily occupied by figural subjects-multi-figure allegories, female nudes, and glamorous female "portraits"-painted in bold illusionistic relief. Notorious even in his lifetime, most of these works are now known to have adapted photographic illustrations in older "girly" magazines and other popular media.

Returning to Paris in 1945, Picabia renewed his earlier interests in abstract and non-objective art, still often drawing upon published sources ranging from prehistoric art to Nietzsche.

Each work listed in this catalogue raisonné is illustrated and accompanied by detailed information, chronology and a complete list of exhibitions and publications devoted to the artist. This volume also includes an erratum of the three previous volumes.