Name: PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Brand: Service scènes de corrida (A.R. 424-431)
Price: 40000.00 USD
Availability: InStock

PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Service scènes de corrida (A.R. 424-431)
Paseo (A.R. 424) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; lower center); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Pase de cape (A.R. 425) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper right); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Picador (A.R. 426) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper right); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Banderilleros (A.R. 427) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper right); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Pase de muleta (A.R. 428) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; lower center); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Cogida (A.R. 429) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper center); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
L'estocado (A.R. 430) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper center); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
Arrastro (A.R. 431) dated '1.7.59.' (in reverse; upper center); stamped and numbered 'Empreinte Originale de Picasso/ Madoura Plein Feu/ 32/50' (underneath)
a complete set of eight terracotta plates with black engobe
Diameter: each approximately 16¹⁄₄ in. (41.2 cm.)
Each conceived on 1 July 1959 and executed in a numbered edition of 50

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Paseo (A.R. 424): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. Hairline abrasion at center left. Minor rubbing and light scuffs to the rim and footrim.

Pase de cape (A.R. 425): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. A pinpoint of pigment loss to the engobe in the figure’s foot. Traces of black engobe along the upper rim from the time of execution. Minor rubbing to the rim and footrim.

Picador (A.R. 426): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. Some minor surface dirt and a few tiny surface scuffs in places. Minor rubbing to the rim and footrim.

Banderilleros (A.R. 427): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. A pinpoint of pigment loss to the engobe in the figure's knee. Minor rubbing to the rim and footrim.

Pase de muleta (A.R. 428): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. Pinpoint of rubbing to the number nine. A few faint traces of black engobe to the lower rim from the time of execution. Light rubbing to the rim. Minor indentation to the underside of the rim from the time of execution.

Cogida (A.R. 429): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. A few linear surface scuffs and hairline abrasions. A few faint traces of black engobe near the lower rim from the time of execution. Minor rubbing to the rim and footrim.

L'Estocado (A.R. 430): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. Faint traces of black engobe to the lower rim from the time of execution. A few minor scuffs in places.

Arrastro (A.R. 431): No chips, cracks or restorations detected. Some pinpoint surface accretions and a few tiny hairline firing cracks to the black engobe. A few tiny abrasions. Some rubbing to the rim.

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