LOT DETAILS

Materials:

painted and partially glazed ceramic rectangular tile

Measurements:

10.00 in. (25.40 cm.) (height) by 12.09 in. (30.70 cm.) (width)

Edition:

unique

Markings:

dated 11.3.57. (upper left); signed Picasso on the reverse

Literature:

Georges Ramié,. Céramique de Picasso , Paris, 1974, no. 477, illustrated p. 189

Provenance:

Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris. Irving Galleries, Palm Beach. Private Collection, U.S.A. (sale: Sotheby's New York, 7th February 1996, lot 89). Private Collection, U.S.A. (purchased at the above sale). Private Collection, U.S.A. (sale: Sotheby's New York, 9th May 2007, lot 307). Private Collection, Switzerland (purchased at the above sale). Opera Gallery, New York (acquired from the above in 2008). Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008