Compotier rond

Details

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Compotier rond
signed & numbered 'Picasso II/V' (on the underside); with the maker's mark of François Hugo (on the inside of the base and on the plate edge)
silver
Diameter: 19¼ in. (49 cm.)
Conceived circa 1958-1959; cast in an edition of eleven

Provenance

Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 2 April 1981, lot 455.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.

Literature

W. Spies, Picasso - The Sculptures, Stuttgart, 2000, no. 554 (another example illustrated p. 383).

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

This platter is part of a series of works executed by François Hugo after designs by Picasso. Picasso had been introduced to Hugo through Douglas Cooper and the two men went on to collaborate between 1958 and 1967. The preparatory drawing for the present work, which was given to Hugo by Picasso on 2 April 1958, will be offered in our Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper sale on 7 February 2002.

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