Morning Effect on the Pond of Berre (Martigues)

c. 1901/1904

Francis Picabia

Associated Names
Francis Picabia

Artist, French, 1879 - 1953

The image shows a view overlooking a calm body of water with two trees in the foreground. The trees have twisted trunks and sparse canopies, forming dark silhouettes. The horizon is at the top of the composition where the water meets the sky. The artwork features a cross-hatching technique with fine lines to depict movement in the water and texture in the trees. The color scheme is monochromatic, using black and white tones to create contrast between the trees and the sky and water.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Gillis/Goldman Fine Art, Brussels); purchased 2023 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: below image, at left, in graphite: No. 10; below image, at right, in graphite: F. Picabia; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 997; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: 67.00 / Jadelot; LXVI [not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 997

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