Live Auction 1509Impressionist/Modern Day Sale
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 406

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Gros oiseau visage noir

Closed5 February 2014

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GBP 314,500

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Gros oiseau visage noir
stamped 'D'APRES PICASSO MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (inside the upper rim); incised 'HORS SERIE' (inside the base)
large ceramic vase, engraved and painted with coloured slips and glazes
Height: 21½ in. (56 cm.)
Conceived in 1951; this work is unique

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

Claude Ruiz-Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.