Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Francis Picabia Painter

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Jan 22, 1879
  • Died: Nov 30, 1953

Francis Picabia was a French avant-garde painter, poet and typographist. After experimenting with Impressionism and pointillism, Picabia became associated with Cubism. His highly abstract planar compositions were colourful and rich in contrasts. He was one of the early major figures of the Dada movement in the United States and in France. His was later briefly associated with Surrealism, but would soon turn his back on the art establishment.

God invented concubinage, satan marriage. marriage

The world is divided into two categories: failures and unknowns. failure

Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth. knowledge

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 sayings from Robert Browning

22 sayings from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 other views from Honore de Balzac

53 other views from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

5 other sayings from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher

58 wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher