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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Colombe de la paix
signed 'Picasso' (lower centre) and dated '7 juin 54' (upper centre); stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu' (on the reverse)
white earthenware ceramic plate with coloured engobe and glaze
Length: 812 in. (21.5 cm.)
Executed on 7 June 1954; this work is unique
Provenance
Private collection, Belgium.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 1997.
FURTHER DETAILS
The Comité Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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Lot Essay

The present work is from a series of plates Pablo Picasso created on the occasion of the 13th Congress of the French Communist Party in 1954, all of which bore the image of the Dove of Peace. Each member of the Congress received one of these unique plates as a gift.

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