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Modernités Sotheby’s Paris Wed 16 Oct 2019, 1st Ed

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Modernités Sotheby’s Paris Wed 16 Oct - Wed 16 Oct 2019. Sotheby's Paris. 1st Ed auction catalog. One of the best works in Sotheby’s Modernités catalogue on 16 October was one of Francis Picabia’s most sophisticated Transparences. The museum quality Médéa (c.1929) reached $2.9 million against an estimate of $1.6 – 2.2 million. This is the best French result for a drawing by the artist, whose most important paintings are sold in Paris, London and New York. Driven by the excellent retrospective at the MoMA between 2016 and 2017. NPT Books, a division of Trent Antiques, has a large collection of used and out of print books on art, architecture, decoration and antiques with a focus on 1st editions, signed and limited editions.
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    Height: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)Width: 8.25 in (20.96 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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    2019
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    valatie, NY
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    Seller: NPP-144-1st1stDibs: LU2605126420702

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