Francis PICABIA Best wishes for 1948 - 1948 Ink on paper Signed, dated and annotated at the bottom "Best wishes for 1948 / The weather is / magnificent but not very / cold, this terrible end / of the year will perhaps be the / end of those who think that XXX (illegible), is everything / in this life, which should only be spirit... / Francis qui t'embrasse", annotated on the back by Germaine Everling "Stalin didn't manage to sell his Sisleys in Paris / Authentic by / Francis Picabia / Germaine Everling-Picabia". 27 x 21 cm Provenance: Michel Georges-Michel To the present owner by descent A certificate of inclusion from the Picabia Committee will be given to the buyer. Ink on paper ; signed, dated and annotated in the lower part ; annotated on the reverse by Germaine Everling ; 10 5/8 x 8 1/4 in. Francis PICABIA 27 x 21 cm