Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures being prepared under the direction of Diana Widmaier Picasso.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CARAL GIMBEL LEBWORTH
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de picador au nez cassé
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de picador au nez cassé
stamped with foundry mark and numbered 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE 3/6' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 7½ in. (19.1 cm.)
Conceived in Barcelona, 1903; this bronze version cast in 1960
Tête de picador au nez cassé
stamped with foundry mark and numbered 'C. VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE 3/6' (on the back)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 7½ in. (19.1 cm.)
Conceived in Barcelona, 1903; this bronze version cast in 1960
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris.
Marlborough Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.
Marlborough Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the late owner.
Literature
W. Spies, Picasso, Das Plastiche Werk, Stuttgart, 1983, p. 372, no. 3 (another cast illustrated, p. 326).
W. Spies, Picasso, Sculpteur, Paris, 2000, p. 394, no. 3 (another cast illustrated, p. 346).
W. Spies, Picasso, The Sculptures, New York, 2000, p. 394, no. 3 (another cast illustrated, p. 346).
W. Spies, Picasso, Sculpteur, Paris, 2000, p. 394, no. 3 (another cast illustrated, p. 346).
W. Spies, Picasso, The Sculptures, New York, 2000, p. 394, no. 3 (another cast illustrated, p. 346).
Sale Room Notice
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of sculptures being prepared under the direction of Diana Widmaier Picasso.
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