Francis Picabia Sans titre

Property from a Private Belgian Collection
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
Untitled

signed Francis Picabia (lower left)
pencil on paper
32,6 x 21,1 cm; 12⅞ x 8¼ in.
Executed circa 1929-1930.

This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Comité Picabia.
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Provenant d'une Collection Particulière Belge
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
Sans Titre

signé Francis Picabia (en bas à gauche)
crayon sur papier
32,6 x 21,1 cm; 12⅞ x 8¼ in.
Exécuté vers 1929-1930.

Cette œuvre sera incluse dans le catalogue raisonné actuellement en préparation par le Comité Picabia.

Condition Report:
Executed on a thin sheet of cream wove paper laid down on restorer's paper. The left edge is lightly torn and the upper edge appears to have been removed from a sketchbook. There is staining to the upper edge. There are tears, nicks and losses to the edges of the sheet and three of the four corners have been lost. There are further tears, larger losses and holes to the sheet all of which are supported by the backing sheet and some of which have been repaired. There are three horizontal creases running through the sheet from historic folds. There are further flattened creases to the sheet. This work is in overall fair condition.

Provenance:
Private collection, Belgium

Thence by descent to the present owner