Francis
Picabia
A Life Forged in Avant-Garde Fire: The World of Francis PicabiaFrancis Picabia, a name synonymous with the restless spirit of early 20th-century art, was more than just a painter; he was a provocateur, a poet, a typographer, and a relentless explorer of artistic boundaries. Born …
A portrait built from Francis Picabia's own colours
Every 100 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.
