ID 717839
Lot 534 | FRANCIS PICABIA (1879-1953)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Sans titre
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower centre)
watercolour and pen and India ink on paper
13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm.)
Executed circa 1924-1925
Provenance
Louis Aragon, Paris.
Maria Macorig, Paris, a gift from the above in March 1982, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
W. A. Camfield, B. Calté, C. Clements, A. Pierre & A. Verdier, Francis Picabia, Catalogue raisonné, vol. II, 1915-1927, New Haven & London, 2016, no. 895, p. 389 (illustrated).
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Post lot text
The Comité Picabia has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
| Artist: | Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953) |
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| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Artist: | Francis Picabia (1879 - 1953) |
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| Applied technique: | Watercolor on paper |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plastic |
| Art style: | Modern art, Surrealism |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Address of auction |
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