Francis Picabia, L'Adoration du veau

Francis Picabia

French · 1879–1953 · Painter, Printmaker

Francis Picabia was a French avant-garde painter, writer, filmmaker, magazine publisher, poet, and typographist closely associated with Dada. (Wikipedia)

€1,419,000≈ $1,641,357≈ £1,224,711Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumManucodeKetterer Kunst47lots offered2001–2026years recorded84%sold (36)$14.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Manucode by Francis Picabia, 1929, Oil on canvas, sold Jun 2026ManucodeKetterer Kunst · €1,419,000≈ $1,641,357≈ £1,224,711Sign up to see
  2. Untitled (Femme et Fleurs) by Francis Picabia, 1942-1943, oil on cardboard laid on canvas, sold Mar 2024Untitled (Femme et Fleurs)Phillips · £533,400≈ $680,138≈ €624,266Sign up to see
  3. La résistance by Francis Picabia, Um 1943, Oil on firm board, sold Dec 2021La résistanceKetterer Kunst · €400,000≈ $450,920≈ £341,425Sign up to see

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  1. Untitled (Femme nue) by Francis Picabia, 1938-1940, oil on newspaper on cardboard backed by wood, offered Nov 2016
    Untitled (Femme nue), 1938-1940
    Oil · Board
    28 3/4 x 20 1/2 in. (73 x 52.1 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Visage de Femme by Francis Picabia, c. 1942, oil on cardboard, offered Feb 2016
    Visage de Femme, c. 1942
    Oil · Board
    54.9 x 45.7 cm (21 5/8 x 17 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Sans titre by Francis Picabia, Circa 1930-1932, Charcoal drawing with pastel and pencil on laid paper with watermark (not identifiable), offered May 2015
    Sans titre, Circa 1930-1932
    Pastel · Paper
    36 x 31.9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 238
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–25,000View at Lempertz ↗
  4. Ponte Marie. by Francis Picabia, Oil on Canvas "Ponte Marie." Signed lower left, offered Oct 2013
    Ponte Marie.
    Oil · Canvas
    18" high x 25.75" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 30
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
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About Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia was a French avant-garde painter, writer, filmmaker, magazine publisher, poet, and typographist closely associated with Dada.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Francis Picabia, L'Adoration du veauL'Adoration du veau, 1941
    Musée National d'Art Moderne · Public domain
  • Francis Picabia, La Révolution espagnoleLa Révolution espagnole, 1937
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Francis Picabia, Bords de la SédelleBords de la Sédelle, 1909
    Musée National d'Art Moderne · Public domain
  • Francis Picabia, La Femme et l'idoleLa Femme et l'idole, 1943
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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