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L’Elegance (Woman with a Parasol)

ca. 1924–25
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 965

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: L’Elegance (Woman with a Parasol)
  • Artist: Francis Picabia (French, Paris 1879–1953 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1924–25
  • Medium: Ripolin on canvas
  • Dimensions: 36 1/4 × 28 3/4 in. (92.1 × 73 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn, by exchange, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.437
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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