Lot 129
  • 129

Francis Picabia 1879-1953

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Francis Picabia
  • Tête de Femme
  • Signed Francis Picabia (lower left)
  • Charcoal on paper
  • 16 1/2 by 12 3/4 in.
  • 41.9 by 32.4 cm.

Provenance

Sale: Christie's, London, May 24, 1990, lot 165
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Ithaca, New York, Cornell University, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Ithaca Collects, June 24 - August 6, 1995

Condition

Sheet is affixed to back mat. Sheet is notebook paper with perforated edge along the left side of the sheet. The sheet is toned, the margin is lighter. Small, scattered spots of foxing and dirt.
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Catalogue Note

This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Comité Picabia.