Fishing Boat on the Waterside

c. 1900

Francis Picabia

(French, 1879–1953)

Culture

France

Medium

Etching with drypoint

Measurements

Image: 16.8 x 24.8 cm (6 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Karl B. Goldfield Trust 2024.40

This artwork is known to be under copyright.

Location

Not on view

Did You Know?

Alongside his visual art, Picabia wrote about art, and explored media including filmmaking, publishing, and poetry, among others.

Description

Boat on the Water’s Edge dates to Francis Picabia’s early years, created during a period when he remained interested in Parisian vanguard trends, such as Post-Impressionism. Like many artists in this milieu who influenced him—namely Camille Pissarro and Alfred Sisley—Picabia focused on landscape and on translating the effects of weather upon it. Also similar to some artists within this circle, Picabia explored etching at this time. The medium had experienced a revival of interest several decades before and was preferred at the time for its immediacy, which closely resembled the directness of drawing.