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Francis Picabia

Composition , 1946 (Executed)

Lot #21 | 2023-10-19 | Sotheby's, Paris
Modernités


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Painting

Estimate:

EUR 120,000 - 150,000 (currency of sale)
USD 130,200 - 162,750 (approx.)

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Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: PF2316
Auction name: Modernités
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Paris
Start date: 2023-10-19
Currency: EUR
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century From Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
Dimensions: 71,4 x 73,5 cm
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters: 71.4
Width In Centimeters: 73.5
Height In Inches: 28.125
Width In Inches: 29
Height In Centimeters: 71.4
Width In Centimeters: 73.5
Height In Inches: 28.125
Width In Inches: 29
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Year notes: Executed in 1946.
Provenance
Daniel Tzanck, Paris (his sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 23, 1949, lot 83) Galerie Sept, Paris Private collection, France (sold: Sotheby's, London, March 28, 1984, lot 253) Waddington Custot, London (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1988, lot 201) A. Klopfer, Zürich (acquired at the above sale) Galleria Arte 92, Milan (from 1992 to 1997 at least) Private collection, Italy Thence by descent to the present owner __________________________________________________________________________ Daniel Tzanck, Paris (sa vente: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23 mai 1949, lot 83) Galerie Sept, Paris Collection particulière, France (vendu: Sotheby's, Londres, 28 mars 1984, lot 253) Waddington Custot, Londres (acquis lors de cette vente et vendu: Sotheby's, Londres, 29 juin 1988, lot 201) A. Klopfer, Zurich (acquis lors de cette vente) Galleria Arte 92, Milan (de 1992 à 1997 au moins) Collection particulière, Italie Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel
Exhibited
Milan, Galleria Arte 92, Il tempo di tutti i furori: Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia , 1992, illustrated in the catalogue p. 27 Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém, Francis Picabia antologia/anthology , 1997, no. 108, illustrated in the catalogue np. (titled Composition abstraite ) Hamburg, Deichtorhallen & Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Francis Picabia: Das Spätwerk 1933-1953 , 1997-98, no. 110, illustrated in the catalogue np. (titled Composition abstraite ) Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky , 2003, no. 114, illustrated in the catalogue np. __________________________________________________________________________ Milan, Galleria Arte 92, Il tempo di tutti i furori: Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia, 1992, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 27 Lisbonne, Centro Cultural de Belém, Francis Picabia antologia/anthology , 1997, no. 108, reproduit dans le catalogue np. (sous le titre Composition abstraite ) Hambourg, Deichtorhallen & Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Francis Picabia: Das Spätwerk 1933-1953 , 1997-98, no. 110, reproduit dans le catalogue np. (sous le titre Composition abstraite ) Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky , 2003, no. 114, reproduit dans le catalogue np.
Literature
William A. Camfield, Beverley Calté, Candace Clements & Arnauld Pierre, Francis Picabia Catalogue Raisonné. Volume IV (1940-1953) , Brussels, 2022, no. 1979, illustrated p. 368 __________________________________________________________________________ William A. Camfield, Beverley Calté, Candace Clements & Arnauld Pierre, Francis Picabia Catalogue Raisonné. Volume IV (1940-1953) , Bruxelles, 2022, no. 1979, reproduit p. 368
Catalog summary
Francis Picabia 1879 - 1953 Composition signed Francis Picabia (lower right) oil on cardboard laid down on wood 71,4 x 73,5 cm; 28⅛ x 29 in. Executed circa 1946-47. __________________________________________________________________________ Francis Picabia 1879 - 1953 Composition signé Francis Picabia (en bas à droite) huile sur carton contrecollé sur bois 71,4 x 73,5 cm; 28⅛ x 29 in. Exécuté vers 1946-47. Provenance Daniel Tzanck, Paris (his sale: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 23, 1949, lot 83) Galerie Sept, Paris Private collection, France (sold: Sotheby's, London, March 28, 1984, lot 253) Waddington Custot, London (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, London, June 29, 1988, lot 201) A. Klopfer, Zürich (acquired at the above sale) Galleria Arte 92, Milan (from 1992 to 1997 at least) Private collection, Italy Thence by descent to the present owner __________________________________________________________________________ Daniel Tzanck, Paris (sa vente: Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 23 mai 1949, lot 83) Galerie Sept, Paris Collection particulière, France (vendu: Sotheby's, Londres, 28 mars 1984, lot 253) Waddington Custot, Londres (acquis lors de cette vente et vendu: Sotheby's, Londres, 29 juin 1988, lot 201) A. Klopfer, Zurich (acquis lors de cette vente) Galleria Arte 92, Milan (de 1992 à 1997 au moins) Collection particulière, Italie Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel Literature William A. Camfield, Beverley Calté, Candace Clements & Arnauld Pierre, Francis Picabia Catalogue Raisonné. Volume IV (1940-1953) , Brussels, 2022, no. 1979, illustrated p. 368 __________________________________________________________________________ William A. Camfield, Beverley Calté, Candace Clements & Arnauld Pierre, Francis Picabia Catalogue Raisonné. Volume IV (1940-1953) , Bruxelles, 2022, no. 1979, reproduit p. 368 Exhibited Milan, Galleria Arte 92, Il tempo di tutti i furori: Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia , 1992, illustrated in the catalogue p. 27 Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belém, Francis Picabia antologia/anthology , 1997, no. 108, illustrated in the catalogue np. (titled Composition abstraite ) Hamburg, Deichtorhallen & Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Francis Picabia: Das Spätwerk 1933-1953 , 1997-98, no. 110, illustrated in the catalogue np. (titled Composition abstraite ) Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky , 2003, no. 114, illustrated in the catalogue np. __________________________________________________________________________ Milan, Galleria Arte 92, Il tempo di tutti i furori: Arp, Masson, Matta, Picabia, 1992, reproduit dans le catalogue p. 27 Lisbonne, Centro Cultural de Belém, Francis Picabia antologia/anthology , 1997, no. 108, reproduit dans le catalogue np. (sous le titre Composition abstraite ) Hambourg, Deichtorhallen & Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Francis Picabia: Das Spätwerk 1933-1953 , 1997-98, no. 110, reproduit dans le catalogue np. (sous le titre Composition abstraite ) Arona, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Ponti, Fantastico Novecento ad Arona da Picasso a Kandinsky , 2003, no. 114, reproduit dans le catalogue np.
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