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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Lot 1371

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Visage souriant

Closed13 May 2016

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USD 137,000

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Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Visage souriant
dated and stamped '29.1.58. MADOURA PLEIN FEU' (on the underside)
white earthenware ceramic bowl, partially engraved, with colored engobe and glaze
Diameter: 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.)
Executed on 29 January 1958; unique

Estate of the artist.
Jacqueline Picasso, Paris (by descent from the above).
Catherine Hutin, Paris (by descent from the above).
Galerie Beyeler, Basel (by 1990).
Jane Kahan Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, 2005.

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Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.