Lot 52
  • 52

Pablo Picasso

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Tête de faune
  • Modeled and incised ceramic
  • Height: 1 7/8 in.
  • 4.6 cm

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Marina Picasso (the artist’s granddaughter; acquired from the above)

Literature

Werner Spies, Picasso, Das Plastische Werk, Berlin & Dusseldorf, 1983-84, no. 444, illustrated p. 349
Werner Spies, Picasso: The Sculptures. Catalogue Raisonné of the Sculptures, Stuttgart, 2000, no. 444, illustrated p. 370

Condition

The work is in very good condition. There is cracking to the clay consistent with the natural drying process. There is very minor surface dirt but otherwise fine.
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