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Lot 27
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PABLO PICASSO | Taureau dans l'arène

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Pablo Picasso
  • Taureau dans l'arène
  • terre de faience
  • 32 x 39 cm; 12 9/16 x 15 3/8 in.
stamped Edition Picasso and Madoura on the undersideterre de faïence plateExecuted in 1948, this work is part of an edition of 450.

Provenance

Private Collection, France

Literature

Alain Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue de l'oeuvre céramique édité 1947-1971, Paris, 1988, p. 81, no. 80, illustrated in colour (another edition)

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration. A tiny loss is visible upon close inspection only in the black/blue varnish close the the edge on the lower right. Several small losses are visible underneath on the rim. The varnish presents some imperfections certainly inherent to the technique. This work is in good original condition.
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