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Property from a Prestigious American Collection

Pablo Picasso

Le Condor (Vase Zoomorphe)

Auction Closed

May 14, 06:49 PM GMT

Estimate

250,000 - 350,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Prestigious American Collection

Pablo Picasso

1881 - 1973


Le Condor (Vase Zoomorphe)

numbered 3.14 (on the interior)

painted, incised and partially glazed terracotta

height: 16 ½ in. 42 cm. 

Executed circa 1948; this work is unique.


Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Estate of the artist

Marina Picasso (acquired by descent from the above)

Jan Krugier, Switzerland (acquired from the above)

Sotheby's, London, 6 February 2014, lot 183 (consigned by the estate of the above)

Private Collection, Europe (acquired at the above sale)

Sotheby’s, London, 20 June 2018, lot 155 (consigned by the above)

Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Christian Zervos, ed., "Picasso céramiste," Cahiers d'Art, Paris, 1948, p. 147, illustrated (titled Vase en forme d'oiseau and with incorrect dimensions)