PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953)
PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953) French avant-garde painter associated with Cubism. A.L.S., Francis, one page, oblong 8vo, Rue Danielle Casanova (Paris), n.d. ('Jeudi?'), to Méraud [Guinness Guevara] ('Ma petite Meraud'), in French. Picabia states that he has just returned from Switzerland and continues ´si tu es à Paris veux tu me téléphoner.....pour prendre un rendez-vous, cela me ferait beaucoup de plaisir de te voir et, j´ai bien des choses a te dire´ (Translation: ´If you’re in Paris, would you mind giving me a ring… to arrange a meeting? I’d really love to see you, and I’ve got plenty to tell you.´). In a postscript the artist further writes ´Si tu es libre, viens diner avec nous dimanche 7h 1/2 8h comme tu voudras´ (Translation: ´If you’re free, do come and have dinner with us on Sunday – 7.30 or 8, whichever suits you best´). The letter is also signed by Picabia´s wife, Olga Mohler, at the conclusion, adding ´et Olga´ in her hand. Some very light, minor creasing and age wear, VG
Méraud Guinness Guevara (1904–1993) Anglo-Irish painter, writer and poet, a pupil and close friend of Francis Picabia who moved within the Parisian avant-garde and married the Chilean painter Álvaro Guevara in 1929.
Olga Mohler Picabia (1905-2002) Swiss-born companion and second wife of Francis Picabia. Originally employed as governess to Lorenzo, Picabia's son by Germaine Everling, Mohler became the artist's lover and enduring companion during the late 1920s, a period which coincided with the development of his celebrated Transparencies. They married in 1940 and remained together until Picabia's death in 1953. Thereafter Olga became an important custodian of her husband's artistic legacy and archives, eventually serving as president of the Comité Picabia from 1990 until her death.
PICABIA FRANCIS: (1879-1953) French avant-garde painter associated with Cubism. A.L.S., Francis, one page, oblong 8vo, Rue Danielle Casanova (Paris), n.d. ('Jeudi?'), to Méraud [Guinness Guevara] ('Ma petite Meraud'), in French. Picabia states that he has just returned from Switzerland and continues ´si tu es à Paris veux tu me téléphoner.....pour prendre un rendez-vous, cela me ferait beaucoup de plaisir de te voir et, j´ai bien des choses a te dire´ (Translation: ´If you’re in Paris, would you mind giving me a ring… to arrange a meeting? I’d really love to see you, and I’ve got plenty to tell you.´). In a postscript the artist further writes ´Si tu es libre, viens diner avec nous dimanche 7h 1/2 8h comme tu voudras´ (Translation: ´If you’re free, do come and have dinner with us on Sunday – 7.30 or 8, whichever suits you best´). The letter is also signed by Picabia´s wife, Olga Mohler, at the conclusion, adding ´et Olga´ in her hand. Some very light, minor creasing and age wear, VG
Méraud Guinness Guevara (1904–1993) Anglo-Irish painter, writer and poet, a pupil and close friend of Francis Picabia who moved within the Parisian avant-garde and married the Chilean painter Álvaro Guevara in 1929.
Olga Mohler Picabia (1905-2002) Swiss-born companion and second wife of Francis Picabia. Originally employed as governess to Lorenzo, Picabia's son by Germaine Everling, Mohler became the artist's lover and enduring companion during the late 1920s, a period which coincided with the development of his celebrated Transparencies. They married in 1940 and remained together until Picabia's death in 1953. Thereafter Olga became an important custodian of her husband's artistic legacy and archives, eventually serving as president of the Comité Picabia from 1990 until her death.
