Modern Day Auction
Modern Day Auction
Pablo Picasso
Bourrache oiseau
Auction Closed
May 18, 09:51 PM GMT
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important American Collector
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
Bourrache oiseau
inscribed 2-4 and stamped Madoura Plein Feu (on the underside)
painted and partially glazed ceramic pitcher
height: 23¼ in.
59.1 cm.
Executed circa October 1947; this work is unique.
Claude Picasso has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Please note the cataloguing has been updated for this lot.
Estate of the artist
Jacqueline Roque, France (the artist's wife; acquired from the above)
Etienne Sassi, Inc., Paris (by 1990)
Hammer Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above in August 2008 by the present owner
Jacqueline Roque, France (the artist's wife; acquired from the above)
Etienne Sassi, Inc., Paris (by 1990)
Hammer Galleries, New York
Acquired from the above in August 2008 by the present owner
Exh. Cat., Hertogenbosch, Museum Het Kruithuis, Terra sculptura, terra pictura, 1992, p. 208, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Vallauris, Musée Magnelli, Musée de la céramique, Picasso, céramiste à Vallauris - pièces uniques, 2004, p. 132, illustrated in color (dated 2 April 1947)
Exh. Cat., Vallauris, Musée Magnelli, Musée de la céramique, Picasso, céramiste à Vallauris - pièces uniques, 2004, p. 132, illustrated in color (dated 2 April 1947)