Lot 15
Lot 15
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

Visage aux yeux rieurs (A.R. 608)

Price Realised GBP 32,500
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GBP 25,000 - GBP 35,000
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)

Visage aux yeux rieurs (A.R. 608)

Price Realised GBP 32,500
Price Realised GBP 32,500
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage aux yeux rieurs (A.R. 608)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / Edition Picasso / 284/350 / Madoura / R137' (underneath)
white earthenware ceramic pitcher, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
Height: 13⅛ in. (33.3 cm.)
Conceived on 9 January 1969 and executed in a numbered edition of 350
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The present work has one of the most varied surface from throughout Picasso’s ceramic oeuvre, employing outstanding, colourful decoration and mark-making to the surface, articulating a figure with large, bright eyes and a long, strident nose. This example was conceived at the peak of Picasso’s understanding of the medium after much experimentation and is in the finest condition.
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