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)
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Record prices
ManucodeKetterer Kunst · €1,419,000≈ $1,641,357≈ £1,224,711Sign up to see
Untitled (Femme et Fleurs)Phillips · £533,400≈ $680,138≈ €624,266Sign up to see
La résistanceKetterer Kunst · €400,000≈ $450,920≈ £341,425Sign up to see
Francis Picabia’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 13 | 81% | $326kSign up | $203kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Oil | 16 | 13 | 81% | $326kSign up | $203kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 21 | 91% | $16kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 6 | 100% | $31.6kSign up | $16kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $27.7kSign up | $27.7kSign up | $42.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 13 | 12 | 92% | $6.9kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $122kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $53.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $20.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | $27.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $451kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $42.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $90kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $120kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $11kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $16.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $10.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $20.9kSign up |