{"product_id":"catax-francis-picabia","title":"Catax - Francis Picabia","description":"\u003cp\u003eA surrealist composition by Francis Picabia, featuring layered faces and organic forms in a warm, ochre-toned palette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatax, painted by Francis Picabia around 1929, belongs to the artist's transparency period. During these years, Picabia moved away from his earlier mechanical drawings, choosing instead to layer multiple images upon a single surface. This technique creates a dreamlike effect where figures, faces, and botanical elements occupy the same space without clear separation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition features several overlapping profiles and frontal views of faces, rendered with thin, fluid lines. These forms appear to float against a warm, ochre-toned background. The layering creates a sense of depth that is not physical but psychological, as if the viewer is observing a collection of memories or thoughts simultaneously. The presence of hands and floral motifs adds a human and organic quality to the otherwise abstract arrangement of features.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePicabia, a central figure in the Dada movement, often rejected traditional artistic conventions. In this work, he avoids a single point of focus, forcing the eye to move across the canvas to decipher the various forms. The blue-spotted texture on one of the central figures provides a contrast to the otherwise monochromatic orange and brown palette. This work demonstrates the artist's interest in the fluidity of perception and the rejection of fixed reality. It is a characteristic example of his later work, where he experimented with the boundaries between representation and abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/cubist-composition-auguste-herbin\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eCubist Composition - Auguste Herbin — Auguste Herbin\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/femme-cubiste-albert-gleizes\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFemme Cubiste - Albert Gleizes — Albert Gleizes\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Francis Picabia","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876917776719,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876933079375,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876933112143,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ B2 (50x70 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876933144911,"sku":null,"price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A1 (59.4 x 84.1  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58876933177679,"sku":null,"price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Catax_Poster_CompositorV1_1790297827940.jpg?v=1790298482","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.com\/products\/catax-francis-picabia","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}