PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage de profil (A.R. 209)
dated '19.12.53.' (on the side); stamped, marked and numbered 'Edition Picasso / Madoura Plein Feu / R.154 / Edition Picasso / 52/150' (underneath)
terracotta vase, partially engraved, with coloured engobe and glaze
Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Conceived on 19 December 1953 and executed in a numbered edition of 150

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