Lot 90
  • 90

Francis Picabia

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • Francis Picabia
  • Sans titre
  • signé Picabia et daté 1901 (en bas à gauche)
  • huile sur toile
  • 33,3 x 41,3 ; 13 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.

Provenance

Collection particulière, Suisse
Acquis auprès du précèdent par le propriétaire actuel

Literature

Pierre Calté, Francis Picabia, Catalogue raisonné 1898-1914, vol. I, Bruxelles, 2014, no. 26, reproduit p. 174

Condition

The canvas is not lined. Close inspection reveals a thick varnish. There is a tiny paint loss in the upper right corner. Under UV light, two dots fluoresce in the upper right and left corners, suggesting restored frame abrasion with one patch above the left rick and two smaller dots in the sky. Otherwise this work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Picabia' and dated '1901' (lower left); oil on canvas. Painted in 1901.