Francis PICABIA (France/ 1879-1953) Untitled (Man with snake), circa 1935 Graphite on paper Signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower right) and numbered '5' in graphite (center right) Numbered '76' in graphite on reverse 31.8 x 24.4 cm; with frame 43 x 34 cm Provenance : -Christian and Jean-François Meyer, Paris (in the 1980s). -Private collection, Paris (acquired from the previous owner in the 1980s). Exhibition : Ixelles, Musée d'Ixelles, Picabia, May-August 1983, n.p., n.num. (the present work illustrated). A certificate of authenticity from the Francis Picabia Committee no. 4341 dated March 20, 2024 will be given to the purchaser.

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