Lot Essay
This tapestry is was woven in Aubusson under the supervision of Picasso. The design is based on the 1954 lithograph Deux clowns (Mourlot no. 264 and Bloch 766).
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Les clowns à la lune bleue
Details
After a design by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Les clowns à la lune bleue
with signature and numbered 'Picasso 1/5' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
hand-woven Aubusson wool tapestry
75 x 56 in. (190.5 x 142.3 cm.)
Executed by the Pinton Frères tapestry ateliers in 1969
Les clowns à la lune bleue
with signature and numbered 'Picasso 1/5' (on a label affixed to the reverse)
hand-woven Aubusson wool tapestry
75 x 56 in. (190.5 x 142.3 cm.)
Executed by the Pinton Frères tapestry ateliers in 1969
Provenance
Pinton Frères Ateliers, Aubusson, France.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, 1970.
Acquired from the above by the family of the present owner, 1970.