FRANCIS PICABIA (French, 1879-1953). PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN, signed lower right. Charcoal with gouache on paper - 10 1/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. Estimate $4,000-6,000
Work is glued to backing board at upper left and upper right corners, with some rippling near upper left corner and along top edge. Some minor scattered foxing, mostly along top left edge, few tiny spots in face. Some light staining (mat burn?) at extreme top and left edges. Work is from estate of local collector, Mary Quandt.