Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)

Grande vase carr hibou

Details
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Grande vase carr hibou
signed 'Picasso' (on the underside)
painted and partially glazed ceramic
Height: 19 in. (50 cm.)
Width: 11 in. (28.5 cm.)
Depth: 11 in. (28.5 cm.)
Executed in 1954. This work is unique.
Provenance
Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris (acquired from the artist in 1962).
Galeria Arte, Bologna.
Herman Wuensche, Germany.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 11 May 1989, lot 401.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
G. Rami, Picasso's Ceramics, Secaucus, New Jersey, 1979, p. 142, no. 304 (illustrated).