Autumn in the Yonne Through the Eyes of Picabia

Published on 01 October 2020, by Claire Papon

Auction on 06 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Picabia’s Impressionist paintings are among his most sought-after works. Hopes are therefore running high for this oil-on-canvas picture he painted in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne in 1906.

Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Laveuse, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, effet d’automne, 1906,... Autumn in the Yonne Through the Eyes of Picabia

Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Laveuse, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, effet d’automne, 1906, oil on canvas, 47 x 55 cm.
Estimate: €40,000/60,000

The scene is timeless. A young woman is busy washing laundry in a river. For a few months in 1906-1907, Francis Picabia lived in the quaint village of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne,…

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