Art as Jewelry as Art
Art as Jewelry as Art
From an Important European Collection
After Pablo Picasso
Dormeur (Sleeper) — 1398
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October 6, 05:16 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
From and Important European Collection
After Pablo Picasso
Dormeur (Sleeper) - 1398
conceived in 1957, executed after 1988, signed Picasso on reverse and stamped EA 1/2 (artist's proof), Pierre Hugo goldsmith's mark, Atelier Hugo number 1398, French assay mark
23k gold medallion pendant, edition of 20 and 2 artist proofs; in wooden box; based on an original Madoura ceramic
Diameter: 1⅞ in.; 4.8 cm.
Weight: 26.87 g.
Atelier François et Pierre Hugo, Aix-en-Provence
Private collection, France (acquired from above 1970s)
Acquired by descent from above
Christie's Paris: Art Moderne, October 23, 2015 [Lot 151]
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Clare Siaud and Pierre Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes, Artist'sJewels, Hommage à François Hugo, Les Cyprès, Aix-en-Provence, 2001, p. 153
Clare Finn, ‘The decorative metalwork of Pablo Picasso: his collaboration with François Hugo,’ PhD diss., Royal College of Art, 2004, p. 1156
Diana Küppers, Künstlerschmuck = objets d'art, Hirmer, Munich, 2009, p. 124