ƒ Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Compotier Poisson, 1959
Embossed silver
Stamped with the signature, "Picasso" and numbered on the back "exemplaire d'auteur 1/2"
Silversmith's hallmarks, François Hugo
H 16,7 x L 53,6cm
Provenance :
- Galerie Vallois, Paris
- Purchased from Galerie Vallois (Paris) by the previous owner in 1989
- London auction, Christie's, 3 February 2004, lot 272
- Purchased from the latter by the current owner
- European private collection
Exhibitions:
- Paris, Galerie Vallois, "Picasso et L'atelier Hugo 195-1971",
May - June 1989
- La Piscine - Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent de Roubaix, another edition in the permanent collection
Bibliography:
W. Spies, "Picasso - The Sculptures", Stuttgart, 2000, no. 553
(another example illustrated p. 383)
The buyer can be provided with an authenticity certificate from Pierre Hugo, dated 27 January 2004.
