# Francis Picabia - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T03:10:58.730Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,005
- Lots with prices: 690
- First auction date: 1993-05-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-26
- Median realised price: $45,000
- Price range: $30 to $3,780,000

## Market Takeaway
Francis Picabia shows very deep auction liquidity with 999 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $45,410. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($45,410\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $10,160 and $144,750.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 5.7% (39 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 17.6% (121 sales)
- $10,000\+: 76.7% (526 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 41
- Previous 12 months sales: 60
- Recent 12 months median: $27,720
- Previous 12 months median: $16,000
- Median shift: 73.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-06
- Days since latest sale: 74
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 324 lots
- Sotheby's: 260 lots
- Artcurial: 55 lots
- Tajan: 40 lots
- Bonhams: 38 lots
- Art Atelier: 29 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 21 lots
- Osenat: 15 lots
- Aguttes: 11 lots
- Hampel Fine Art Auctions: 10 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-05 | Francis Picabia "Parade Amoureuse" Serigraph | Auctions at Showplace | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-picabia-parade-amoureuse-serigraph-169-c-03783ba887
2. 2025-12-06 | Francis PICABIA: "Coucher de sur soleil…" | Armstrong Fine Art | $700
3. 2025-12-04 | Francis Picabia, 1879 Paris – 1953 ebenda | Hampel Fine Art Auctions | N/A
4. 2025-11-28 | FRANCIS PICABIA | Koller Auctions | CHF 4,000
5. 2025-11-28 | FRANCIS PICABIA | Koller Auctions | CHF 15,000
6. 2025-11-28 | FRANCIS PICABIA | Koller Auctions | N/A
7. 2025-11-18 | Francis Picabia | Dorotheum | €150,000
8. 2025-11-02 | Francis Picabia \(1879\-1953\), signed | Hammersite | N/A
9. 2025-10-25 | Francis PICABIA | Artcurial | €270,000
10. 2025-10-24 | Francis Picabia \(1879\-1953\). Moret, effet de soleil. | Christie's | €292,100
11. 2025-10-24 | Lu\-Li | Sotheby's | N/A
12. 2025-10-24 | Sans titre | Sotheby's | N/A
13. 2025-10-16 | Jésus\-Christ rastaquouère. Dessins par Ribemont\-Dessaignes. | Arenberg Auctions | €150
14. 2025-10-11 | Francis PICABIA \(1879\-1953\) Vue de Saint\-Paul\-de\-Vence | ARTESIA \- Maison de Ventes aux Enchères | €58,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-francis-picabia-1879-1953-vue-de-saint-paul-de-vence-86-c-f1146b3bf6
15. 2025-09-25 | Francis Picabia, 1879 Paris – 1953 ebenda | Hampel Fine Art Auctions | N/A
16. 2025-09-17 | Homme et femme au bord de la mer | Sotheby's | N/A
17. 2025-09-17 | Deux amies | Sotheby's | N/A
18. 2025-07-09 | FRANCIS PICABIA \(1879\-1953\) Portrait d'homme, vers 1939\-1940 | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | N/A
19. 2025-07-09 | FRANCIS PICABIA \(1879\-1953\) Portrait de femme, vers 1941\-1942 | HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo | €42,000
20. 2025-07-08 | Les toits de Paris | Sotheby's | €25,400
21. 2025-06-26 | FRANCIS PICABIA \(París, 1879 \- 1953\), Estudios de cabezas | Magna Art Auctions | N/A
22. 2025-06-25 | Francis Picabia \(French, 1879\-1953\) Satyre | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $6,500
23. 2025-06-05 | Francis PICABIA | Artcurial | N/A
24. 2025-06-05 | Francis PICABIA | Artcurial | N/A

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