Lot 456 · Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale
Composition
Francis Picabia · oil and pencil on paper on canvas
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- Estimate
- £150,000–£250,000 hammer ≈ $179,854–$299,757
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale, London · 3 March 2023
- Dimensions
- 36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in. (92 x 73 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3383061
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3383061 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3383061
Francis Picabia, Composition. Christie's, 3 Mar 2023, lot 456. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383061.
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Francis Picabia, Composition. Christie's, 3 Mar 2023, lot 456. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3383061.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art Day and Works on Paper Sale · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La corrida | Raoul Dufy | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Sur la table | Marc Chagall | £500,000–£700,000 | |
| Marché au Minho, Portugal | Sonia Delaunay | £700,000–£1,000,000 | |
| Danse de l’ours | Gino Severini | £500,000–£800,000 | |
| Archeologi ( Oreste e Pilade) | Giorgio De Chirico | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Altercation entre Laertes et Hamlet sur le tombeau d'Ophélia ( Acte V… | Salvador Dalí | £40,000–£60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Picabia | Sans titre | $226,214 | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | |
| Francis Picabia | Profil | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Francis Picabia | Suzanne | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Francis Picabia | Tête de femme | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Francis Picabia | Les Vieux saules à Moret | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Francis Picabia | sans titre | Sotheby's, Mar 2019 | ||
| Francis Picabia | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Francis Picabia | Portrait de femme | Phillips, Jul 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.