The Double Gaze of Gala by Francis Picabia

Result EUR331,760

Published on 12 July 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 23 June 2021 - 11:00 (CEST) - Salle 10 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

The powerful presence of a two-sided portrait by Francis Picabia (1879-1953), female models of modern art and Flemish flowers were this sale’s highlights.

Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Portrait de femme et visage superposé (Portrait of a... The Double Gaze of Gala by Francis Picabia

Francis Picabia (1879-1953), Portrait de femme et visage superposé (Portrait of a Woman and Superimposed Face), c. 1938-1939, and Tête de femme vers 1942-1943 (Head of a Woman c. 1942–1943), oil on double-sided cardboard, 48.5 x 35 cm/19.09 x 13.78 in.
Result: €331,760

According to family tradition, the 'transparency' painting entitled Portrait de femme et visage superposé ( Portrait of a Woman and Superimposed Face ), executed on the front of this oil on cardboard with a woman's portrait on the back, is the likeness of Gala, Salvador Dalí's muse. Born in Kazan,…

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