Tête de Picador au nez cassé
Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Tête de Picador au nez cassé
numbered '6/6'
bronze
7½in. (18.5 x 13cm.) high
Conceived circa 1903 and cast in 1960 by Valsuani
Tête de Picador au nez cassé
numbered '6/6'
bronze
7½in. (18.5 x 13cm.) high
Conceived circa 1903 and cast in 1960 by Valsuani
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, from whom purchased by the previous owner on 15 March 1995.
Literature
W. Spies, Picasso Sculpture, London, 1972, no. 3, p. 301 (another cast illustrated p. 30).
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso, Life and work of the early years, 1881 - 1907, no. 941, p. 360 (another cast illustrated p. 361).
J. Palau i Fabre, Picasso, Life and work of the early years, 1881 - 1907, no. 941, p. 360 (another cast illustrated p. 361).
Sale room notice
Please note that the sculpture is also stamped with the foundry mark 'C. Valsuani, cire perdue'.