Lot Essay
The Comité Picabia has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Oiseau (le pigeon)
Details
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Oiseau (le pigeon)
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 21½ in. (65 x 54.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1946
Oiseau (le pigeon)
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 5/8 x 21½ in. (65 x 54.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1946
Provenance
Private collection, Switzerland, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
M.L. Borràs, Picabia, London, 1985, no. 836 (illustrated p. 474, fig. 1040; erroneously catalogued as 'oil on cardboard').
Special Notice
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