Pablo Picasso, Visage No. 46 (Face No. 46), 1963 A.R. 466 |
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Artist: | Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) |
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Title: | Visage No. 46 (Face No. 46), 1963 |
Reference: | A.R. 466 |
Medium: | Madoura round plate of white earthenware clay with decorations in engobe and enamel (blue, white) under partial brushed glaze |
Image: | DIAMETER: 9 13/16 in (25 cm) |
Edition: | Inscribed on the verso, this work is numbered from the edition of 150. |
Signature: | This work features the handwritten inscription: ' N.46 | EDITION | PICASSO | MADOURA' on the verso. |
Condition: | This work is in excellent condition. |
ID # | w-7257 |
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A curious expression stares out us with a thick brow and mysterious grin. Is it a faun, another mythical being that Picasso was so fond of portraying, or a self-portrait? The abstracted facial features and rich colors on this ceramic evoke a forceful expression. Through the wild white hair and blue poignant features, Pablo Picasso Visage No. 46 (Face No. 46), 1963 attests to the artist's mastery of expressive and playfulness with the ceramic medium.
Created in 1963, this Madoura round plate of white earthenware clay with decorations in engobe and enamel (blue, white) is numbered from the edition of 150. This work also features the handwritten inscription: ' N.46 | EDITION | PICASSO | MADOURA' on the verso.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Pablo Picasso Visage No. 46 (Face No. 46), 1963 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices accompanying the final sale of the work):
1. Ramié, Alain. Picasso Catalogue of the edited ceramic works 1947-1971. Madoura: Galerie Madoura, 1988. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 466.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.