Live Auction 7903The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 135 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR

Francis Picabia (1878-1953)

Baigneuses

Closed2 February 2010

Price Realised

GBP 187,250

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Francis Picabia (1878-1953)
Baigneuses
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right)
oil on panel
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in. (100 x 100 cm.)
Painted circa 1935-1937

Galerie de l'Elysée (Alex Maguy), Paris (no. 1687).
Acquired by the parents of the previous owner before 1980, and thence by descent; sale, Sotheby's, Paris, 13 December 2007, lot 45 (EUR 264,250).
Patrick Painter Inc., Santa Monica, CA.
Acquired from the above by the present owners.

Specialist note

This work is sold with a photo-certificate from the Comité Picabia.