Lot Essay
The Comité Picabia has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.
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Property from an Important American Collector
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Le bonheur de l'aveuglement
Details
Francis Picabia (1879-1953)
Le bonheur de l'aveuglement
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower left) and inscribed 'NIAM-NIAM' (upper left)
oil on board
59¾ x 37 7/8 in. (151.8 x 96.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1947
Le bonheur de l'aveuglement
signed 'Francis Picabia' (lower left) and inscribed 'NIAM-NIAM' (upper left)
oil on board
59¾ x 37 7/8 in. (151.8 x 96.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1947
Provenance
Olga Picabia, Paris.
Galerie René Drouin, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2001.
Galerie René Drouin, Paris.
Acquired by the present owner, circa 2001.
Exhibited
Brussels, Galerie Apollo, Francis Picabia, October-November 1950, no. 15 (illustrated).
Marseilles, Musée Cantini, Picabia, March-May 1962, no. 64 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Francis Picabia, January-March 1976, no. 233 (illustrated).
Paris, Palais des Congrès, Picabia: Dandy et Héraut de l'art du XXème siècle, November 1980-January 1981, no. 42.
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles, Picabia, May-August 1983, no. 82 (illustrated).
Dusseldorf, Stadtische Kunsthalle; Zurich, Kunsthaus, and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Francis Picabia, October-December 1983, no. 144 (illustrated).
Seibu Takanawa, The Museum of Modern Art, and Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Francis Picabia, July-September 1984, no. 74 (illustrated).
Madrid, Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Ministerio de Cultura, and Barcelona, Fundacio Caixa de Pensiones, Francis Picabia, January-March 1985, no. 156 (illustrated in color).
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Picabia, 1879-1953, July-September 1988, no. 66 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Picabia, April-July 1990, no. 86 (illustrated in color).
Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez, and Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tapiès, Francis Picabia, Maquinas y Españolas, October-December 1995 (illustrated in color).
Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belem, Francis Picabia antologia, June-August 1997, no. 110 (illustrated in color).
Berlin, Galerie Brockstedt, and Hamburg, Galerie Brockstedt, Francis Picabia, October-November 1997, no. 20 (illustrated in color).
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Galerie Beaubourg, Francis Picabia, Classique et Merveilleux, July-October 1998, no. 171 (illustrated in color).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, and Osaka, Kintetsu Museum of Art, Francis Picabia, August-September 1999, no. 73 (illustrated in color).
Marseilles, Musée Cantini, Picabia, March-May 1962, no. 64 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Francis Picabia, January-March 1976, no. 233 (illustrated).
Paris, Palais des Congrès, Picabia: Dandy et Héraut de l'art du XXème siècle, November 1980-January 1981, no. 42.
Brussels, Musée d'Ixelles, Picabia, May-August 1983, no. 82 (illustrated).
Dusseldorf, Stadtische Kunsthalle; Zurich, Kunsthaus, and Stockholm, Moderna Museet, Francis Picabia, October-December 1983, no. 144 (illustrated).
Seibu Takanawa, The Museum of Modern Art, and Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, Francis Picabia, July-September 1984, no. 74 (illustrated).
Madrid, Salas Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Ministerio de Cultura, and Barcelona, Fundacio Caixa de Pensiones, Francis Picabia, January-March 1985, no. 156 (illustrated in color).
Edinburgh, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, and Frankfurt, Galerie Neuendorf, Picabia, 1879-1953, July-September 1988, no. 66 (illustrated in color).
Paris, Didier Imbert Fine Art, Picabia, April-July 1990, no. 86 (illustrated in color).
Valencia, IVAM Centro Julio Gonzalez, and Barcelona, Fundació Antoni Tapiès, Francis Picabia, Maquinas y Españolas, October-December 1995 (illustrated in color).
Lisbon, Centro Cultural de Belem, Francis Picabia antologia, June-August 1997, no. 110 (illustrated in color).
Berlin, Galerie Brockstedt, and Hamburg, Galerie Brockstedt, Francis Picabia, October-November 1997, no. 20 (illustrated in color).
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Galerie Beaubourg, Francis Picabia, Classique et Merveilleux, July-October 1998, no. 171 (illustrated in color).
Tokyo, Isetan Museum; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, and Osaka, Kintetsu Museum of Art, Francis Picabia, August-September 1999, no. 73 (illustrated in color).