Lot Essay
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Property of an Important California Collector
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de faune
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de faune
dated '8.2.49.' (on the lower rim); stamped 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (on the underside)
partially glazed ceramic plate
Length: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.)
Executed on 8 February 1949; unique
Tête de faune
dated '8.2.49.' (on the lower rim); stamped 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (on the underside)
partially glazed ceramic plate
Length: 15 1/8 in. (38.4 cm.)
Executed on 8 February 1949; unique
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Jacqueline Picasso, Paris (by descent from the above).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (by 1990).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, May 1990.
Jacqueline Picasso, Paris (by descent from the above).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (by 1990).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, May 1990.
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso, Céramiques, March-May 1990, no. 34 (illustrated in color).
Brought to you by
David Kleiweg de Zwaan