Francis Picabia, Untitled

Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
Untitled

Signed Francis Picabia (lower left)
Oil on canvas
24 3/8 by 20 1/8 in. (62 by 51 cm)
Framed: 25 1/4 by 20 7/8 in. (64 by 53 cm)
Painted circa 1934.

Condition Report:
The canvas has not been lined. The surface is very richly textured with scattered lines of cracking inherent to the artist's technique. 3 pinholes are visible to the top right corner. There is a pindot spot of paint loss to the extreme bottom left corner. Under UV light: a thick layer of varnish is difficult to read through, though a few strokes of inpainting are visible to the figure's right eyelid and right edge of face, in 2 spots along the extreme bottom edge as well as the letters "CAB" in the artist's signature. The work is in good condition.

Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Acquired by the present owner in 1989