Autoportrait

1920 · Drawing · 32.4 × 25.3 cm

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c. 1919
Treatment in Zürich and meeting Tzara
While seeking treatment in Zürich for depression and suicidal impulses, Picabia met Tristan Tzara, whose radical ideas thrilled him. Back in Paris with his mistress Germaine Everling, he found himself among the Dadaists — Breton, Éluard, Soupault and Aragon, who met at Certa, a Basque bar.
15 september 1919
Son born: Vincent Martinez-Picabia
1920
Edits the magazine Cannibale
In 1920 Picabia edited the magazine Cannibale, even more radical than his own review 391.
1921
Renounces Dada
In 1921, having developed an interest in Surrealism, Picabia publicly denounced Dada. Of his changes of course he wrote: “If you want to have clean ideas, change them like shirts.”
1922
Solo exhibition at the Galeries Dalmau
In 1922 Picabia mounted a large solo show of his machinist work; that year he also had a solo exhibition at the Galeries Dalmau in Barcelona.
1922
Covers for Breton's Littérature
In 1922 André Breton relaunched the magazine Littérature with covers by Picabia, giving him carte blanche for every issue; the artist drew on religious imagery, erotic iconography and games of chance.