86
Pablo Picasso
Face in an oval, 1955.
Ceramics
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,175
86
Pablo Picasso
Face in an oval, 1955.
Ceramics
Starting bid: € 4,500 / $ 5,175
 

Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Face in an oval. 1955.
Ceramics. White sherd with engobe and scratch decor under glazing.
Numbered and inscribed "I 116" on the stand, with the embossing stamps "Madoura plein feu" and "Empreinte originale de Picasso". From an edition of 100 copies. 32.5 x 39.5 cm (12.7 x 15.5 in). [KA].

• Humorous and fascinating plate by arguably the most famous artist of the 20th century.
• His plate-sized works form what is probably the most extensive subgroup within his ceramic oeuvre.
• Although Picasso only learned the technique late in life, he produced an extensive and highly diverse group of works in Vallauris in the south of France from 1946/47 onwards
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PROVENANCE: Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia.

LITERATURE: Alain Ramié, Picasso. Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971, Vallauris 1988, CR no. 275 (illu. in color, different copy).

In very good condition.





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