PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme au collier
Details
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Tête de femme au collier
white earthenware with glaze
Height: 14 ¹/₂ in. (36.7 cm.)
Executed in Cannes in 1957; this work is unique
Tête de femme au collier
white earthenware with glaze
Height: 14 ¹/₂ in. (36.7 cm.)
Executed in Cannes in 1957; this work is unique
Provenance
The artist’s estate.
Marina Picasso, Paris, by descent from the above.
Acquavella Galleries, New York, by whom acquired from the above through the intermediation of Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, in June 2011.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014.
Marina Picasso, Paris, by descent from the above.
Acquavella Galleries, New York, by whom acquired from the above through the intermediation of Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, in June 2011.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014.
Literature
W. Spies, Picasso, Das Plastische Werk, Stuttgart, 1983, no. 511 I, p. 395 (bronze version illustrated p. 360; titled 'Femme au collier').
W. Spies, Picasso, The Sculptures, Ostfildern & Stuttgart, 2000, no. 511 I, p. 416 (bronze version illustrated p. 381; titled 'Femme au collier').
W. Spies, Picasso, The Sculptures, Ostfildern & Stuttgart, 2000, no. 511 I, p. 416 (bronze version illustrated p. 381; titled 'Femme au collier').
Exhibition
New York, Jan Krugier Gallery & Richard L. Feigen & Co., Drawing in Space, November 2007 - January 2008, no. 31, n.p. (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Femme au collier').
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, Return to Earth, Ceramic Sculpture of Fontana, Melotti, Miró, Noguchi, and Picasso, 1943-1963, September 2013 - January 2014, no. 77, p. 225 & n.p. (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Femme au collier').
Dallas, Nasher Sculpture Center, Return to Earth, Ceramic Sculpture of Fontana, Melotti, Miró, Noguchi, and Picasso, 1943-1963, September 2013 - January 2014, no. 77, p. 225 & n.p. (illustrated n.p.; titled 'Femme au collier').
Further details
The Comité Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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