Live Auction 3738Impressionist and Modern Day Sale Including Property from the John C. Whitehead Collection
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 1329 Property of an Important California Collector

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Tête de faune

Closed15 May 2015

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USD 131,000

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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

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.

Specialist note

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.