Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Ligustri

Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Ligustri
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower left) and inscribed 'LIGUSTRI' (upper right)
oil, gouache and brush and black ink over pencil on panel
59 ¾ x 37 7/8 in. (151.5 x 96.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1929

Provenance

Galerie de l'Effort Moderne [Léonce Rosenberg], Paris (no. 1211).
Mr & Mrs Walter Brewster, Chicago, by whom acquired from the above by 1930.
Ostrander Galleries, Chicago.
Dorothy S. Mundy, Davenport, Iowa, by whom acquired from the above in 1951.
Private collection, United States, by whom acquired from the above in July 1966, and thence by descent; sale, Christie’s, New York, 12 May 2016, lot 2C.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION