Francis PicabiaFrench, 1879–1953The Procession, Seville
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “The Procession, Seville” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 415A · East Building, Upper Level, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.
Closed· opens at 10:00 AM
On public display.
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- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The Procession, Seville is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Francis Picabia, created in 1912. It is held at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C.
Details
- Accession number
- 1997.43.1
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Francis Picabia
The whole life1910
Meets Marcel Duchamp
His meeting with Marcel Duchamp in 1910 had a decisive influence on Picabia's personality and art: he moved from Fauvism to Cubism and geometric abstraction. Other accounts have them becoming friends around 1911 in the Puteaux Group.
18 January 1910
Daughter born: Laure Marie Catalina Martinez-Picabia
c. 1911
The Puteaux Group: friendship with Apollinaire
Around 1911 Picabia joined the Puteaux Group, whose members he had met at Jacques Villon's studio; there he became friends with Marcel Duchamp and close friends with Guillaume Apollinaire, while the group also included Gleizes, La Fresnaye, Léger and Metzinger.
1913
The only Cubist at the Armory Show
The wealthy Picabia was the only Cubist to attend the Armory Show in New York in person, where he showed four paintings; the press was largely hostile, but he was widely interviewed and at once became a major name in New York's art circles.
17 March – 5 April 1913
Solo show at Stieglitz's gallery 291
Alfred Stieglitz gave him the solo show Exhibition of New York Studies by Francis Picabia at his gallery 291 — abstract works made over a few months in New York under the impression of Kandinsky and other abstract art at the Armory Show.
April 1913
Back in Paris, he breaks with the Cubists
On returning to Paris in April 1913, Picabia formally broke with the Cubists.
