Tag: Francis Picabia

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  • Auction Industry

    The Collection of a Celebrity Hairdresser with a Passion for Picabia

    Eighteen works by Francis Picabia making their debut in the market tell of the friendship between Gérard Lenoir and Olga Mohler Picabia, and of a love at first sight for the elusive paintings of an extraordinary artist. Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Transparency, Apollo, oil on board and pencil on paper, with an intaglio…

  • Auction Industry

    The Jeanne Tachard Collection: The Choice of Modernity

    Free-spirited, headstrong Jeanne Tachard ranks among the 1920s’ leading patrons. She commissioned works from French cabinetmaker and designer Pierre Legrain and was a pioneering collector of African art. Congo, Ngombe chair, studded seat, worn patina on the seat and black lacquered patina on the legs, l. 60 cm/23.62 in, seat…