Visage no. 189 (A.R. 491), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Visage no. 189 (A.R. 491)
marked and numbered 'N^o189/Edition Picasso/79/150/Madoura' (underneath)
glazed ceramic plate
Diameter: 10 in. (25.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1963 and executed in a numbered edition of 150

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The brightly colored Visage plates, when hung as a group, form an excellent statement surrounding Picasso’s articulation of this motif in its many guises. Collectors around the world covet the full set, of which lots 5 and 74 are some of the rarest, coming from small editions of 150.