ID 1164023 
Lot 313  | FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953)
Estimate value
£ 8 000 – 10 000 
Sans titre
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower left)
pencil and charcoal on paper
11 x 8 5⁄8 in. (28 x 22 cm.)
Executed circa 1929-1930
Provenance
René Seyssaud, France, and thence by descent.
Galerie Pentcheff, Marseilles, acquired from the above in 2016.
Benjamin Sebban Gallery, Paris, acquired from the above.
Galerie 1900-2000, Paris, acquired from the above.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 2018.
Literature
'Francis Picabia, Portrait des femmes', in The Drawer, vol. 13, October 2017, Paris, p. 156 (illustrated; titled 'Portrait d'homme' and with incorrect medium).
Further details
The Comité Picabia has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953) | 
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| Applied technique: | Crayon | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Genre: | Portrait | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Artist: | Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953) | 
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| Applied technique: | Crayon | 
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic | 
| Art style: | Modern art | 
| Genre: | Portrait | 
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe | 
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings | 
| Address of auction | CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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