Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Tête d'homme barbu
Signed Picasso (on the underside)
Hand-painted and partially glazed terracotta
Height: 15 in. 38 cm
Executed in 1956; this two-sided work is unique.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 11, 1980, lot 130)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 15, 1986, lot 386
Sale: Christie’s, London, October 18, 1990, lot 93
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby's, London, October 26, 1994, lot 140)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby’s London, March 19, 1997, lot 174)
Mirage Resorts, Las Vegas (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Private Collection, New York (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, December 11, 1980, lot 130)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 15, 1986, lot 386
Sale: Christie’s, London, October 18, 1990, lot 93
Private Collection (and sold: Sotheby's, London, October 26, 1994, lot 140)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby’s London, March 19, 1997, lot 174)
Mirage Resorts, Las Vegas (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above
Georges Ramié, Céramiques de Picasso, Paris, 1974, nos. 433 & 434, recto & verso illustrated p. 182
Las Vegas, Picasso Restaurant, Bellagio, 1998-2021