Tripode (A.R. 125)
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tripode (A.R. 125)
stamped ‘Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu’ (underneath); numbered ‘65/75’ (on the left leg)
white earthenware ceramic vase, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
height: 29 7/8 in. (76 cm.)
Conceived in 1951 and executed in a numbered edition of 75
Tripode (A.R. 125)
stamped ‘Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu’ (underneath); numbered ‘65/75’ (on the left leg)
white earthenware ceramic vase, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
height: 29 7/8 in. (76 cm.)
Conceived in 1951 and executed in a numbered edition of 75
Provenance
Archeus Fine Art, London.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner circa 2006-2007, and thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner circa 2006-2007, and thence by descent.
Literature
A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue de l'œuvre céramique édité, 1947-1971, Vallauris, 1988, no. 125, p. 72 (another example illustrated).
M. McCully, Ceramics by Picasso, vol. I, Unique works, Verona, 1999 (another example illustrated pp. 82-83).
T.M. Eliëns, Pablo Picasso, Ceramics, Amsterdam, 2006, no. 13 A/R, p. 60 (another example illustrated pp. 60 & 61; titled 'Grand pichet aux deux visages' and dated '1950').
B. Gaudichon, Picasso et la céramique, Paris, 2013 (another version illustrated; titled 'Vase tripode avec visage de femme').
M. McCully, Ceramics by Picasso, vol. I, Unique works, Verona, 1999 (another example illustrated pp. 82-83).
T.M. Eliëns, Pablo Picasso, Ceramics, Amsterdam, 2006, no. 13 A/R, p. 60 (another example illustrated pp. 60 & 61; titled 'Grand pichet aux deux visages' and dated '1950').
B. Gaudichon, Picasso et la céramique, Paris, 2013 (another version illustrated; titled 'Vase tripode avec visage de femme').
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