Caoutchouc (Picabia)

Caoutchouc
ArtistFrancis Picabia
Yearc. 1909
MediumWatercolor, gouache and India ink on cardboard
Dimensions45.7 cm × 61.5 cm (18 in × 24.2 in)
LocationMusée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

Caoutchouc (English: Rubber) is a painting created circa 1909 by the French artist Francis Picabia. At the crossroads of Cubism and Fauvism, Caoutchouc is considered one of the first abstract works in Western painting. The painting is in the collection of Centre Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, in Paris.