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L'arbre en fleur
Price realised USD 115,000
Estimate
USD 60,000 – USD 80,000
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Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
L'arbre en fleur
Price realised USD 115,000
Price realised USD 115,000
Details
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
L'arbre en fleur
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 21 5/8 in. (45.7 x 54.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1938
L'arbre en fleur
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right)
oil on board
18 x 21 5/8 in. (45.7 x 54.9 cm.)
Painted circa 1938
Exhibited
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Picabia, April-July 1990, no. 3.
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