Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 244

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Joueur, danseur et buveur sur ciel bleu et blanc

Closed5 February 2016

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GBP 74,500

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Joueur, danseur et buveur sur ciel bleu et blanc
signed and dated 'Picasso 11.3.57.' (on the reverse)
white earthenware ceramic tile with coloured engobe, glaze and black oxide
10 1/8 x 12 1/8 in. (25.8 x 30.8 cm.)
Executed on 11 March 1957; this work is unique

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (no. 07430/60297).
Saidenberg Gallery, New York.
Prof. Forman S Acton, New Jersey, by whom acquired from the above in December 1958.
A gift from the above to the present owner in August 2011.

Specialist note

This work is sold with a photo-certificate from Claude Picasso.

In March 1957, Pablo Picasso produced a series inspired by Ancient Greek imagery. On the glazed front of the plaque three male figures are engaged in a lively bacchanal scene: a standing man playing a double-flute, a dancer and a reclining wine-drinker. Full of this Dionysian enthusiasm of music, dance and wine.