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Lot 2
PABLO PICASSO(1881-1973)Visage tourmenté
6 December 2022, 14:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$8,000 inc. premium
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PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Visage tourmenté
stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'Picasso 9/20 1406' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark (on the reverse)
gold medallion with original wooden presentation box
2 1/16 in (5.2 cm) (diameter)
Conceived in 1955 - 1956 and executed circa 1990 in gold in an edition of 20 plus 2 épreuves d'artiste and 2 épreuves d'auteur
stamped with the artist's signature, the François and Pierre Hugo reference number and numbered 'Picasso 9/20 1406' and stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark (on the reverse)
gold medallion with original wooden presentation box
2 1/16 in (5.2 cm) (diameter)
Conceived in 1955 - 1956 and executed circa 1990 in gold in an edition of 20 plus 2 épreuves d'artiste and 2 épreuves d'auteur
Footnotes
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Ateliers Hugo.
Provenance
Galerie Matignon (Galerie Flora Jansem), Paris.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1980.
Literature
P. Hugo & C. Siaud, Bijoux d'artistes: Hommage à François Hugo, Aix-en-Provence, 2001 (silver plate version illustrated p. 169 & another example illustrated p. 175).