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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Colombe de la Paix
signed 'Picasso' (lower centre); dated '7 Juin 54' (upper centre); stamped 'Madoura Plein Feu' (underneath)
white earthenware ceramic plate with coloured engobe and glaze
Length: 8⅝ in. (22 cm.)
Executed on 7 June 1954; this work is unique
Provenance
A gift from the artist to the previous owner; sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 30 March 2018, lot 106, where purchased by the present owner.
Special notice
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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Lot Essay

Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

'I stand for life against death; I stand for peace against war' (Picasso, quoted in J. Richardson, Picasso Mosqueteros, New York, 2009, p. 246)

On the occasion of the 13th Congress of the French Communist Party, Pablo Picasso executed thirteen plates employing as motif the Dove of Peace. Each member of the Congress received as a gift one of these unique plates.
Post Lot Text
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