Sale 7427
London, South Kensington
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2 December 1996
Price realised
GBP 1,725
Estimate
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) Tête stamped and numbered underneath Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso, Madoura, Edition Picasso, J.173, 81/200, glazed ceramic plaque 12½ x 12in. (31.7 x 30.4cm.) Conceived in 1956and executed in an edition of 200
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Literature
A. Ramié, no.372 (another version illustrated)
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014