



PABLO PICASSO(1881-1973)Vallauris
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
inscribed 'Vallauris' (upper centre) and dated '1956' (lower centre); stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'Picasso 1437 11/20' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark for gold (on the reverse and the suspensory loop)
gold repoussé medallion with wooden presentation box
5.1cm (2in) diameter
Conceived in 1956 and executed in gold by François & Pierre Hugo in a numbered edition of 20 plus two épreuves d'artiste and two épreuves d'auteur.
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ateliers Hugo.
Provenance
Atelier François & Pierre Hugo, France.
Private collection, France (acquired from the above).
Private collection, London (a gift from the above).
Literature
G. Bloch, Pablo Picasso, Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé céramique 1949-1971, Vol. III, Bern, 1972, no. 92 (ceramic version illustrated p. 78).
A. Ramié, Picasso, Catalogue of the edited ceramic works, 1947-1971, Madoura, 1988, no. 330-331 (ceramic versions illustrated pp. 168-169).
C. Siaud & P. Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes, Hommage à François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, 2001, no. 1437 (another version illustrated p. 153).