Pablo Picasso - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, June 11, 2014 | Phillips
  • Literature

    Alain Ramié 539 and 632 (other examples illustrated on pp. 268 and 299 respectively)
    Georges Ramié 653 (another example illustrated)

  • Artist Biography

    Pablo Picasso

    Spanish • 1881 - 1973

    One of the most dominant and influential artists of the 20th century, Pablo Picasso was a master of endless reinvention. While significantly contributing to the movements of Surrealism, Neoclassicism and Expressionism, he is best known for pioneering the groundbreaking movement of Cubism alongside fellow artist Georges Braque in the 1910s. In his practice, he drew on African and Iberian visual culture as well as the developments in the fast-changing world around him.

    Throughout his long and prolific career, the Spanish-born artist consistently pushed the boundaries of art to new extremes. Picasso's oeuvre is famously characterized by a radical diversity of styles, ranging from his early forays in Cubism to his Classical Period and his later more gestural expressionist work, and a diverse array of media including printmaking, drawing, ceramics and sculpture as well as theater sets and costumes designs. 

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Visage d’homme (Man's Face); and Cercle au visage (Face in Circle), from Carreaux aux motifs

1966; and 1971
Two red earthenware plaques one with painting in black and both unglazed,
visage d'homme 15.9 x 9.8 x 2 cm (6 1/4 x 3 7/8 x 0 3/4 in.)
cercle au visage 15 x 15 x 2 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 0 3/4 in.)

Visage d'homme incised dated '17.12.66' (upper left), both incised numbered 306/500 and 229/500 respectively on the underside, and with the Madoura Plein Feu and Empreinte Original de Picasso pottery stamps, both framed.

Estimate
£2,000 - 3,000 

Sold for £2,500

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auctions 12 June 2014 2pm & 6pm