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Philip Pearlstein

When the Dada Daddies Got Real; Or, How I Turned Picabia Inside Out

By Philip Pearlstein

In 1999, I had an exhibition of my recent paintings at a gallery in Paris. At dinner following the opening, I was seated next to an art collector who spoke minimal English to complement my minimal French.

Francis Picabia, <em>Parade amoureuse </em>(<em>Amorous Parade</em>), 1917. Oil, gesso, metallic pigment, ink, gold leaf, pencil, and crayon on board. 38 × 29 inches Neumann Family Collection. © 2016 Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. Photo: Tom Powel Imaging.
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MARCH 2023

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