The Fig-Leaf (‘French Painting’), Francis Picabia, oil on canvas, 1922 Following

The Fig-Leaf (‘French Painting’), Francis Picabia, oil on canvas, 1922

Following controversy over his painting, Les Yeux Chaud (Hot Eyes), at the 1921 Salon D'Automne, Picabia painted The Fig-Leaf over the top of it and ironically subtitled the painting 'Dessin Francais’ ('French Drawing’)