Lot Essay
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Visage souriant
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Visage souriant
dated and stamped '29.1.58. MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (on the underside)
white earthenware ceramic bowl, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze
Diameter: 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.)
Executed on 29 January 1958; unique
Visage souriant
dated and stamped '29.1.58. MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (on the underside)
white earthenware ceramic bowl, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze
Diameter: 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.)
Executed on 29 January 1958; unique
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Jacqueline Picasso, Paris (by descent from the above).
Catherine Hutin, Paris (by descent from the above).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (by 1990).
Jane Kahan Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, 2005.
Jacqueline Picasso, Paris (by descent from the above).
Catherine Hutin, Paris (by descent from the above).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (by 1990).
Jane Kahan Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, 2005.
Exhibited
Basel, Galerie Beyeler, Picasso, Céramiques, March-May 1990, no. 79 (illustrated in color).
Sale Room Notice
Please note that Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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